Description | Pair of Warwick shaped vases with gold entwined handles, square plinth and underglaze blue ground. Raised gold work frames two panels on each vase containing a painted scene from Byron’s poems. The vases are inscribed ‘Maid of Athens & Thirsa’ and ‘The Bride of Abydos & The Corsair’ |
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Date Made | 1814 |
Artist | Thomas Baxter |
Material | Soft paste porcelain |
Factory Mark | Flight, Barr & Barr & addresses (printed over the glaze) |
Provenance/Accession | From the collection of CW Dyson Perrins |
Museum Number | 1734 |