Vase (one of a pair)
The design and decoration of this large vase reflect the influence of France's Sèvres factory on Chelsea porcelain in the 1760s. The dark blue ground color, the elaborate gilding, and the painted scene copying a work by the French artist François Boucher (1703–1770) are characteristic of porcelain produced at Sèvres, the royal manufactory that was preeminent in Europe in the mid-18th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase (one of a pair)
- Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744–1784)
- Artist: After a print by René Gaillard (French, ca. 1719–1790 Paris)
- Artist: After a painting by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1762
- Culture: British, Chelsea
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 23 1/2 × 12 5/8 × 9 in., 15.8 lb. (59.7 × 32.1 × 22.9 cm, 7.1 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.313.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1762
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1765
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1765–70
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1765–70
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1765–70
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