Vase
ca. 1758-68 (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Of flattened bulbous form with a wide neck and two rococo scrolled loop handles. On each side is a heart-shaped compartment, painted with two lovers in a landscape. The ground is bluish-green.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1758-68 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Of flattened bulbous form with a wide neck and two rococo scrolled loop handles. On each side is a heart-shaped compartment, painted with two lovers in a landscape. The ground is bluish-green. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In gold) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss E.A. Evans |
| Object history | One of a pair with 477-1902. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mallet, J.V.G., 'Chelsea Gold Anchor Vases, I: The Forms', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol.17, Part 1, 1999, p. 141, fig. 25 |
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| Accession number | 477A-1902 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2010 |
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