Slop Bowl
ca. 1760-1770 (made), ca. 1765-1770 (decorated)
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| Place of origin |
This Chinese bowl was made for export. It was broken and repaired in England using powdered glass or enamels, which were applied to the break, after which the bowl was refired to fuse the parts together. Small quantities of other materials were added to the glass and enamels to lower the melting point, and the wares were supported by a clay mould during firing. The technique was practised in England from the 1760s and in Japan from about 1790. It fell out of use around 1920. The repairer has here concealed the damage by over-painting it with a leafy branch, which continues the enamelled design.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, broken and with contemporary glass-bonded repair |
| Brief description | Chinese porcelain decorated in London 1760s with English later 'glass bonded' repair over-painted in enamels |
| Physical description | Circular slop bowl, the exterior painted in black and green enamels with a landscape with buildings and classical columns, the footrim with a band of solid gilding and the interior rim with a repeating pattern in gold. The bowl has been broken and repaired by glass-bonding, and the repair has been disguised by leafy branches painted along and around the break in green and black enamel on the bowl's interior (where it can be seen to have been painted over the gilding) and exterior. |
| Production | Enamelling and gilding of this type is traditionally attributed to the London enamelling workshop of James Giles. |
| Summary | This Chinese bowl was made for export. It was broken and repaired in England using powdered glass or enamels, which were applied to the break, after which the bowl was refired to fuse the parts together. Small quantities of other materials were added to the glass and enamels to lower the melting point, and the wares were supported by a clay mould during firing. The technique was practised in England from the 1760s and in Japan from about 1790. It fell out of use around 1920. The repairer has here concealed the damage by over-painting it with a leafy branch, which continues the enamelled design. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.13-2008 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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