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Incense burner

Manufactory Derby Porcelain Manufactory British
ca. 1760–65
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Incense burner
  • Manufactory: Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, Chelsea-Derby period, 1769–1784)
  • Date: ca. 1760–65
  • Culture: British, Chelsea-Derby
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.58.87a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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