Potpourri Vase
ca. 1756 (made)
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Dovecote potpourri vase in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The dovecote is turret shaped and is surmounted by two smaller turrets, while three others project from the sides. Doves are perched upon it, and a tree in blossom grows up from the base that is strewn with flowers, and among them is a fox.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Dovecote potpourri vase in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1756 |
| Physical description | Dovecote potpourri vase in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The dovecote is turret shaped and is surmounted by two smaller turrets, while three others project from the sides. Doves are perched upon it, and a tree in blossom grows up from the base that is strewn with flowers, and among them is a fox. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
| Object history | This vase was formerly thought to be a model of a dovecote. |
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| Accession number | C.135-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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