Bowl
ca. 1755 (made)
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Bowl with shaped undulating rim decorated in polychrome in imitation of the Chinese famille rose palette. Decorated on the exterior with sprays of pink and blue peonies, which appear to emanate from blue rocks pierced with holes. The inside enamelled in the centre with a pink flower and bud; the border decorated with petal-shaped cartouches ornamented with diaperwork and cinquefoils in green and pink alternating with mauve trefoils.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels; Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Bowl with shaped undulating rim decorated in polychrome in imitation of the Chinese famille rose palette. Decorated on the exterior with sprays of pink and blue peonies, which appear to emanate from blue rocks pierced with holes. The inside enamelled in the centre with a pink flower and bud; the border decorated with petal-shaped cartouches ornamented with diaperwork and cinquefoils in green and pink alternating with mauve trefoils. |
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| Accession number | C.16-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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