Vase
1872 (made)
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Object Type
This vase is a purely decorative object which meets fashionable taste of around 1870. In the form known as 'pilgrim bottle', the decoration is in fact Chinese in inspiration. This vase would impress as evidence of the owner's knowledgeable and artistic taste.
People
Richard William Binns (died 1900), art director at Worcester, was an enthusiast for East Asian ceramics, after seeing the displays from Japan in the International Exhibition in London in 1862. He collected Japanese, Chinese and Korean ceramics himself and encouraged the factory's designers to use images and motifs from these countries in their designs. James Hadley (1837-1903) worked for Worcester from the mid-1860s until 1875, when he left to work as a freelance modeller.
Historical Associations
This vase and its pair were exhibited by Thomas Goode's at the Annual International Exhibition held in 1872. This exhibition was the second in a series instigated by Henry Cole (1808-1882) and held in the galleries around the Horticultural Gardens between the (present) Royal Albert Hall and the Natural History Museum (the site of the 1862 International Exhibition). The series was not a success, however, and closed in 1874.
This vase is a purely decorative object which meets fashionable taste of around 1870. In the form known as 'pilgrim bottle', the decoration is in fact Chinese in inspiration. This vase would impress as evidence of the owner's knowledgeable and artistic taste.
People
Richard William Binns (died 1900), art director at Worcester, was an enthusiast for East Asian ceramics, after seeing the displays from Japan in the International Exhibition in London in 1862. He collected Japanese, Chinese and Korean ceramics himself and encouraged the factory's designers to use images and motifs from these countries in their designs. James Hadley (1837-1903) worked for Worcester from the mid-1860s until 1875, when he left to work as a freelance modeller.
Historical Associations
This vase and its pair were exhibited by Thomas Goode's at the Annual International Exhibition held in 1872. This exhibition was the second in a series instigated by Henry Cole (1808-1882) and held in the galleries around the Horticultural Gardens between the (present) Royal Albert Hall and the Natural History Museum (the site of the 1862 International Exhibition). The series was not a success, however, and closed in 1874.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with moulded relief surface and stand, and painted and gilded decoration |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, designed by James Hadley, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, 1872. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated in the Japanese style, the clay body is sprinkled with gold, and within a sunken circular medallion on each side is represented in relief, in imitation of lacquer and inlaid ivory, a figure group of men engaged in the manufacture of pottery. One side depicts three men making bowls, with two sitting in the foreground using a potter's wheel, and one in the background carrying a tray of pottery on his shoulder. The other side depicts three men in front of two large kilns, with the first placing plates onto a table, the second placing plates into a basket, and the third carrying two full baskets. |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
This watercolour is from a set which illustrates the various stages of porcelain manufacture in China. The industrial nature of the process is romanticised by setting the scene among river and trees. Sets like these were particularly popular with the British. Designers like James Hadley at the Worcester porcelain factorytook direct inspiration from them. Compare the similarities between the scenes of the men working the wheel and carrying the board.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | Designed by James Hadley (born in London about 1838, died in 1903) ; made by the Royal Worcester Porcelain Co. Exhibited at the International Exhibition of 1872 |
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| Summary | Object Type This vase is a purely decorative object which meets fashionable taste of around 1870. In the form known as 'pilgrim bottle', the decoration is in fact Chinese in inspiration. This vase would impress as evidence of the owner's knowledgeable and artistic taste. People Richard William Binns (died 1900), art director at Worcester, was an enthusiast for East Asian ceramics, after seeing the displays from Japan in the International Exhibition in London in 1862. He collected Japanese, Chinese and Korean ceramics himself and encouraged the factory's designers to use images and motifs from these countries in their designs. James Hadley (1837-1903) worked for Worcester from the mid-1860s until 1875, when he left to work as a freelance modeller. Historical Associations This vase and its pair were exhibited by Thomas Goode's at the Annual International Exhibition held in 1872. This exhibition was the second in a series instigated by Henry Cole (1808-1882) and held in the galleries around the Horticultural Gardens between the (present) Royal Albert Hall and the Natural History Museum (the site of the 1862 International Exhibition). The series was not a success, however, and closed in 1874. |
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| Accession number | 845A-1872 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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