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Vase
A Sevres porcelain presentation vase of baluster form with gilt mask handles, presented to the Astronomer Royal, Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892). The vase is inscribed: 'COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL DE METRE PARIS 1872 AIRY Astronome Royal Á Greenwich DÉLÉGUÉ DE LA GRANDE BRETAGNE' within a laurel and oak crown on a bleu de roi ground.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1719 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Vase |
| Display location: | Display - ROG |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1872 |
| People: | Airy, George Biddell |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 968 mm x 300 mm x 300 mm x 8.85 kg |