Vase
After the end of the Flight, Barr & Barr ownership of the Worcester factory in 1840, the firm went through a succession of owners and mergers before falling under the ownership of Kerr & Binns in 1852. During the partnership, the factory sought to rebuild its former eighteenth-century reputation in porcelain and known for Renaissance-inspired designs. With the establishment of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1862, the company gradually gained recognition for its Japanese-inspired designs, which formed part of Japonisme, a collective fascination with Japan that took place in Europe and the United States following the opening of Japanese markets to the West by Commodore Perry in 1853.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase
- Maker: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
- Date: 1875
- Culture: British, Worcester
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: confirmed: 14 × 8 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (35.6 × 22.2 × 22.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
- Object Number: 2018.62.109
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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