Bowl
ca.1870-ca.1917 (made)
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Hemi-spherical bowl on a tall foot-ring (diameter 7.2 cm, height 7.1 cm); the exterior painted with alternating panels of swags and octagons, the former painted in gold lustre and in green, puce and brown enamels, the latter painted in puce enamel and with a device of a column with ribbons in reserve (scraped away before firing); the exterior rim and foot-ring are banded in gold, and the interior is painted in gold lustre with a band of stylised leaves and the centre with a rosette.
Unmarked. Condition: gilding worn, some scratching to glaze on interior of bowl.
Unmarked. Condition: gilding worn, some scratching to glaze on interior of bowl.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, thrown and turned and with clear glaze, painted in puce, green and brown enamels (some decoration achieved by scraping enamels away), and with painted gilt and lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Bowl, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and with gilt and lustre decoration, unmarked; probably made at the Gardner Porcelain factory, Moscow, about 1870-1917 |
| Physical description | Hemi-spherical bowl on a tall foot-ring (diameter 7.2 cm, height 7.1 cm); the exterior painted with alternating panels of swags and octagons, the former painted in gold lustre and in green, puce and brown enamels, the latter painted in puce enamel and with a device of a column with ribbons in reserve (scraped away before firing); the exterior rim and foot-ring are banded in gold, and the interior is painted in gold lustre with a band of stylised leaves and the centre with a rosette. Unmarked. Condition: gilding worn, some scratching to glaze on interior of bowl. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lewis Baxter through Art Fund |
| Object history | Made for the Central Asian and Middle Eastern Market and acquired by the donor in Iran |
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| Accession number | C.24-2004 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2004 |
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