Ewer
1700-1720 (made)
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The attachment of elegant gilded bronze mounts to richly decorated Chinese and Japanese porcelain was highly fashionable, particularly in France, during the mid-eighteenth century. Ormolu mounts were thought to complement a refined interior and to enhance a ceramic. Originally a vase, designed and decorated in Jingdezhen, this vessel has been transformed, through the attachment of rococo style mounts, into a ewer. The bronze mounts previously belonged to another vessel but were adapted to fit this piece.
This vase, together with a similar ewer, belonged to the tailor and army clothier John Jones (1880-1882) who bequeathed his vast collection of ceramics, furniture and metalwork to the V&A after his death.
This vase, together with a similar ewer, belonged to the tailor and army clothier John Jones (1880-1882) who bequeathed his vast collection of ceramics, furniture and metalwork to the V&A after his death.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated in underglaze; chased and gilded |
| Brief description | Porcelain ewer decorated in underglaze and with brown glaze, China, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, ca. 1700-1720, with bronze gilt mounts, France, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Porcelain ewer decorated in underglaze and with brown glaze. Chased and gilded. |
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| Content description | horses, trees |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Bequeathed by John Jones, accessioned in 1882. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | The attachment of elegant gilded bronze mounts to richly decorated Chinese and Japanese porcelain was highly fashionable, particularly in France, during the mid-eighteenth century. Ormolu mounts were thought to complement a refined interior and to enhance a ceramic. Originally a vase, designed and decorated in Jingdezhen, this vessel has been transformed, through the attachment of rococo style mounts, into a ewer. The bronze mounts previously belonged to another vessel but were adapted to fit this piece. This vase, together with a similar ewer, belonged to the tailor and army clothier John Jones (1880-1882) who bequeathed his vast collection of ceramics, furniture and metalwork to the V&A after his death. |
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| Accession number | 809-1882 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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