Decorative arts

Potpourri Jar with Lid

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: c. 1758-1769
Accession number: 23.18
Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Factory(Opens in new tab) (British)
Dimensions: overall: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.)
Medium: soft-paste porcelain, enamel colors and gilding
Description: Oviform; mazarin blue ground, with gold enrichment; reserves on four sides decorated in color, two with birds, two with groups of children in costumes suggesting Watteau. Gold anchor mark.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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