Decorative arts
Vase
1 of 5
- Date
- c. 1770-1784
- Accession number
- 22.53
- Makers
- formerly attributed to the Chelsea Porcelain Factory(Opens in new tab) (British)
- Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory(Opens in new tab) (British)
- Dimensions
- overall: 13 × 7 × 4 1/2 in. (33 × 17.8 × 11.4 cm.)
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain, enamel colors and gilding
- Description
- This is one of a pair of porcelain vases (#22.53-22.54) with handles and covers in mazarin blue ground enriched with foliage and scrolls in gold. On the front is a painted image of a satyr discovering a sleeping woman in a sylvan setting, while the back is decorated with floral motifs.
- Credit
- The Huntington
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
