Vase and Cover
ca. 1758-1768 (made)
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Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Rococo handles and scrolls gilded and with painted panels of pastoral groups and birds.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1758-1768 |
Physical description | Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Rococo handles and scrolls gilded and with painted panels of pastoral groups and birds. |
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Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In gold) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Object history | One of a pair with 826&B-1882. Subjects are based on engraving Les Charmes du Printems by J. Daullé after François Boucher. |
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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. 157, fig. 56 |
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Accession number | 826A&C-1882 |
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Record created | July 19, 2007 |
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