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Vase (one of a pair)

ca. 1761
Not on view
The deep crimson ground of this vase and its mate (64.101.505a, b) was a technical triumph of the Chelsea factory. It came to be called claret, after a description of such vases in Horace Walpole's 1774 catalogue of his collection at Strawberry Hill.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase (one of a pair)
  • Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744–1784)
  • Date: ca. 1761
  • Culture: British, Chelsea
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.504a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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