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Ornamental Vases (Urns) Note on Urns and Vases. The vessels used for displaying flowers in the Arboretum were referred to as Vases. Therefore I will refer to vases as stated in Joseph Strutt's instructions to Mr. Loudon.
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According to J C Loudon, Derby Arboretum Catalogue of Trees, 1840, and Stephen Glover (1843), Joseph Strutt retained some of the garden furniture from his original garden at this site and others were transferred from his garden in St. Peter's Street, Thorntree Lane. All of this furniture, the statues (referred to as "Pedestals" in Strutt's instructions) and vases were circa late eighteenth or early nineteenth century - there were no Victorian styled items at the time the Arboretum was laid out. These ornaments were of historical importance, like the Florentine Boar (possibly retained from the original garden located at this site), and the statues of Asclepios and Hygia, along with the Warwick Vases, which may have been transferred from Joseph Strutt's garden at Thorntree House. Neither the statues or the vases have been replaced. |
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New vases were introduced starting around 1846, some of these are known to have been cast by Andrew Handyside's foundry. Left: one of two remaining original Victorian cast iron vase, designed by R. Blore of Derby, and manufactured at Andrew Handyside's Derby (Britannia) foundry circa 1846, this photo (left) shows the vase before its restoration. Two identical vases were made by Handyside's Britannia Foundry, for the Arboretum circa 1846. The vase shown on the left is the only remaining at its original location in the Arboretum. The second was recently bought from a private owner by the Derby Museum Service. |
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Right: An original circa 1846 vase, now fully restored. |
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Right: The second vase, formerly believed missing, was recently taken out of storage at the Industrial Museum and restored to its place as as part of the museum's Handyside collection. It was purchased at an auction during the 1980s. (The Silk Mill World Heritage Site) Photo Christopher Harris, March 2006 Courtesy of Derby Industrial Museum Ornamental Vases |
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A New Vase, shown below provides a new focal point for the Arboretum Square Entrance The refurbishment has also included the replacement of several vases of various design. |
The vase is painted in the traditional Derby Corporation green, the last photo of this vase shows it next just south of the Loudon Street entrance, now opposite the wild-life garden. |
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A copy of the Borghese Vase
was transferrd to the Arboretum from Joseph Strut's Garden in Thorntree
Lane.
Left: This attractive and interesting vase is of a similar design to the Borghese Vase, possibly a replica of one placed at Kew Gardens and displaying similar Greek/Roman figures.
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Close-up detail showing the intricate casting of figures surrounding the
vase.
Though not the same as the Joseph Strutt's copy of the Borghese Vase, it is an impressive piece, ideally suited to its location. |
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Some of the detail from the new Vase |
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Left: The
Bourghese Vase at the Louvre, Paris.
Note the differences in the Arboretum "replica" and the original, a copy of which Joseph Strutt had placed here in the Arboretum. Copies of this vase are available "off the shelf" from specialist suppliers. |
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Replica Vase at Grove Street Entrance This "Flaxton style" vase, a standard late Victorian style vase, has been placed at Grove street as a replacement for the missing Warwick vase shown on the right. This vase was one of a pair of Warwick Vases either retained from the original garden or moved from Strutt's house in St. Peter's Street. These were placed either side of the main entrance path. |
An original late eighteenth century replica of the Warwick Vase, a pair of which stood at Grove Street Entrance, taken from an old Arboretum photo, c 1886. These vases may have been terracotta replicas retained from the original site or transferred from Thorntree House. The original Warwick Vase. of which Joseph Strutt's vases were copies, was excavated in Italy by Gavin Hamilton, and later owned by Lord Hamilton. |
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Below: The Foutain Walk from Grove Street 2005 |
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Below: The same view in 1886 with the original "Warwick Vases" |
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| Here we see a small child posing for the photo with other children can be seen playing on the path behind. It is also interesting to see the gardeners here who are using scythes to cut the grass. | |
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Right: there are two main styles of vase included in the refurbishment, this is a fluted handle-less Vase.
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