Moon flask

1878

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

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.

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Title: Moon flask
Maker: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
Date: 1878
Culture: British, Worcester
Medium: Bone china
Dimensions: confirmed: 8 3/16 × 6 7/8 × 3 1/4 in., 17.635oz. (20.8 × 17.5 × 8.3 cm, 500g)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
Object Number: 2018.62.72
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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