Vase
ca. 1750 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1740 Charles IV of Naples founded the porcelain factory of Capodimonte. He was one of many European local rulers to establish a porcelain factory for his own use in the 1700s. When Charles became king of Spain in 1759, he moved the factory to Buen Retiro near Madrid.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded with Silenus and Bacchantes, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Italy, about 1750. |
| Physical description | Vase of soft-paste porcelain. Painted in colours with Silenus and Bacchantes on one side, on the other with two baby satyrs piping. Collar of gold scrollwork. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Traces of a fleur-de-lys, in blue |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In 1740 Charles IV of Naples founded the porcelain factory of Capodimonte. He was one of many European local rulers to establish a porcelain factory for his own use in the 1700s. When Charles became king of Spain in 1759, he moved the factory to Buen Retiro near Madrid. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.33-1932 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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