Vase
ca. 1840 (made)
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This vase is in the rococo style and demonstrates the extravagent designs popular in England.. Rococo style came to England from france in the 1730s, was out of fashion by the 1770s and enjoyed a long revival from about 1820. This vase is unmarked but it is probably by Minton who reintroduced the manufacture of bone china in 1823 at the height of the rococo revival and led the market with a wide range of designs for tableware and ornament. Bone china was the ideal material for rococos shapes and intricate detail.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china painted in enamel colours and gilt, decoration in high relief |
| Brief description | Covered vase, bone china painted in enamels colours and gilt, encrusted with flowers and leaves in high relief, possibly made in the Minton factory, England, about 1840 |
| Physical description | Covered vase, porcelain painted in enamels colours and gilt, encrusted with flowers and leaves in high relief. |
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| Summary | This vase is in the rococo style and demonstrates the extravagent designs popular in England.. Rococo style came to England from france in the 1730s, was out of fashion by the 1770s and enjoyed a long revival from about 1820. This vase is unmarked but it is probably by Minton who reintroduced the manufacture of bone china in 1823 at the height of the rococo revival and led the market with a wide range of designs for tableware and ornament. Bone china was the ideal material for rococos shapes and intricate detail. |
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| Accession number | C.20&A-1975 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2005 |
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