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Medium
porcelain (bone china)
Measurements
(1) 2.7 × 24.3 cm diameter
(2) 2.5 × 23.9 cm diameter
(3) 2.6 × 23.9 cm diameter
(4) 2.7 × 24.3 cm diameter
Inscription
(1) painted in red on base u.r.: G 6503
printed in brown on base u.c.: 8
painted in purple on base u.c.: Fair Columbines that drew the car / Of Venus from her distant star:
printed in puce on base c.: (crown) / MINTONS (in a banner) (horizontally over globe)
(2) painted in red on base u.c.: G 6503
painted in red on base u.c.: The little lillies of the Vale, / White ladies delicate & pale.
printed in puce on base c.: (crown) / T GOODE & Co (. under o) / LONDON. (underlined) / MINTONS CHINA (TONS CH underlined)
(3) painted in red on base u.c.: G 6503 / (diamond)
painted in red on base u.c.: Anemones rode out the gale, / Frail Wind-flowers fluttered, red & pale.
printed in puce on base c.: (crown) / T GOODE & Co (. under o) / LONDON. (underlined) / MINTONS CHINA (TONS CH underlined)
(4) painted in purple on base u.c.: Where still in triumph, stiff with gold, / The rich Chrysanthemums unfold.
painted in red on base u.r.: R
painted in red on base u.l.: G 6503 / T
painted in brown on base u.c.: 17
printed in puce on base c.r.: (crown) / MINTONS (in a banner) (horizontally over globe)
Accession Number
2012.428.1-4
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson and Colin Lane through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2012
Gallery location
Not on display