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Vase
Meissen porcelain factory - Enlarge image
Vase
- Place of origin:
Meissen, Germany (made)
- Date:
ca. 1755-1765 (made)
ca. 1770 (mounted) - Artist/Maker:
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt, mounted in ormolu
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs A. E. Pleydell-Bouverie
- Museum number:
C.55D-1968
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 23, shelf 2
Physical description
Squat baluster shape vase with flared lips. Applied with coloured flowers and leaves, forming wreaths around the panels on either side. The panels are filled with brightly coloured birds in landscapes. The remainder of the vase is left white apart from scattered bouquets and sprays of flowers and gilt lines. The ormolu base is in Louis XVI style.
Place of Origin
Meissen, Germany (made)
Date
ca. 1755-1765 (made)
ca. 1770 (mounted)
Artist/maker
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt, mounted in ormolu
Descriptive line
Vase, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt, mounted in ormolu, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755-65.
Production Note
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Materials
Hard paste porcelain; Ormolu
Techniques
Painted; Gilt; Mounted
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Birds; Landscapes
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
