Vase
1789 (dated)
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Pot-pourri vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of an urn on a square foot, the shoulder perforated with a foliate design. On the sides are painted, in panels vertically outlined in gold, scrollwork with medallions and figures, and a butterfly, the whole ground powdered with gold dots. The base of the urn is painted with green foliage on a red ground. The base is marbled in black and brown.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea, 1789. |
Physical description | Pot-pourri vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of an urn on a square foot, the shoulder perforated with a foliate design. On the sides are painted, in panels vertically outlined in gold, scrollwork with medallions and figures, and a butterfly, the whole ground powdered with gold dots. The base of the urn is painted with green foliage on a red ground. The base is marbled in black and brown. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'F. Müller Chelsea 1789' (Incised on underside) |
Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
Production | One of a pair with C.546-1919? |
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Bibliographic reference | Young, Hilary. ‘A pair of Chelsea hard-paste porcelain vases of 1789’, Keramos, no. 210, October 2010, pp. 131-142 |
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Accession number | C.547-1919 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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