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Bowl
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Bowl
- Place of origin:
China (made)
London, England (decorated) - Date:
mid 18th century (made)
ca. 1755-60 (decorated) - Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain, decorated in overglaze white (<i>bianco sopra bianco</i>), partly over-painted in enamel colours
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Nancy Valpy
- Museum number:
C.41-1974
- Gallery location:
On Display
Physical description
Bowl partly over-painted with flowers and leaves in enamel colours; with a low footrim and almost vertical sides, curving out to a vertical-walled recess intended to hold the cover (missing). The bowl is decorated with a flowing design of peony, chrysanthemum and other flowers in white on white. Overlying this in places is an enamelled decoration of leaves and flowers in colours, a spray consisting of a purple rose, a yellow hearts-ease, two blue and two drab purple bell-shaped flowers with their leaves, followed by individual sprigs of hearts-ease and yellow roses and a purple tulip, accompanied by a multicoloured butterfly and two 'cherries' without stalks. In the centre is a large yellow rose - mostly these flowers are outlined in purplish-black. The rim is edged with a chocolate-brown line.
Place of Origin
China (made)
London, England (decorated)
Date
mid 18th century (made)
ca. 1755-60 (decorated)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain, decorated in overglaze white (bianco sopra bianco), partly over-painted in enamel colours
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 cm, Diameter: 12 cm of rim
Descriptive line
Bowl, porcelain decorated in overglaze white with peonies and chrysanthemeums, and other flowers in coloured enamel, Chinese, mid 18th century; overdecorated in London, ca. 1755-60.
Production Note
Overdecorated in London
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Chrysanthemum; Butterfly; Peony; Rose; Cherries
Categories
Porcelain; Household objects; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
