Vase
ca. 1830 (made)
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Hard-paste porcelain vase, gilded and enamelled, with brass mounts; decorated with rigorously symmetrical arrangement of flowers and central scenes reminiscent of paintings by Watteau.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, gilded, enamelled and mounted |
Brief description | Vase, Germany (Meissen); made by Meissen porcelain factory in emulation of the French rococo style; ca. 1830 |
Physical description | Hard-paste porcelain vase, gilded and enamelled, with brass mounts; decorated with rigorously symmetrical arrangement of flowers and central scenes reminiscent of paintings by Watteau. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Object history | One of three vases once thought to date from about 1750, now attributed to the 1830s because of the style of the Watteau-esque painting, the stiff, over-symmetrical arrangement of flowers, and the poor mounts, which appear on similar vases. The vases may have been made for the English market, which from 1825 onwards demanded pieces in the rococo style of about 1750. |
Historical context | From 1825 onwards the English market demanded pieces in the rococo style of about 1750. Listed in Meissen catalogues as "old French style" or "in the English taste", these represented a high proportion of the factory's output; English importers were its second most important clients. |
Production | Once thought to date from ca. 1750, now attributed to the 1830s because of the style of the Watteau-esque painting, the stiff, over-symmetrical arrangement of flowers, and the poor mounts, which appear on similar vases. |
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Accession number | 832-1882 |
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Record created | March 16, 2006 |
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