Blue and White Column
Summary
Cylindrical vase, flared at base and decorated with a pale blue jasper dip, on solid white hexagonal pedestal. Pedestal has small foot at each corner and six inset panels of geometric double key pattern along the sides. Main column of vase decorated with white relief of seven small boys, one blindfolded, playing Blind Man's Buff. Simple borders below of white fluting cut into the body, white relief laurel border round base. Arabesque floral border round neck, surmounted by thick, grooved rim with decoration of white straps. Separate white circular cover pierced with one large and eight smaller holes.
Display Label
Marks and Marketing Logos, hallmarks, signatures and factory stamps all play their part in creating desirable goods. From the Ancient Greeks to designer diffusion ranges producers of objects have sought out ways of finding the right market for their wares. Makers and manufacturer's marks on objects can add value and guarantee authenticity, while emblems of quality such as hallmarks affirm an object's purity and place of origin. All of these signs help to deter fakes and forgeries, testifying that their product is 'the real thing'. The status of objects is constructed and enhanced by advertising and packaging the right message. Designers' names are sold as part of the deal, appealing to our good taste and sense of style. Encouraged to develop brand loyalty and trust in a world-wide bazaar of global goods, we are increasingly represented by what we buy.
Object Name
Blue and White Column
Creators Name
Date Created
c.1782
Dimensions
base: 12.5cm
column: 9.8cm
accession number
1906.46
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
Medium
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