Decorative arts

Vase with cover

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: c. 1758-1769
Accession number: 23.25
Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Factory(Opens in new tab) (British)
Dimensions: overall: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Medium: soft-paste porcelain, enamel colors and gilding
Description: Oviform; mottled mazarin blue ground, richly ornamented in gold; quatrefoil reserves of figure subjects after Fragonard (fronts) and exotic birds and trees (backs) painted in colors; rococo scroll handles in gold and white.
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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