Covered Vase
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Datec.1768-1770
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1196.1-2): 35.8 x 19 cm (14 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
MarkingsFretted square in underglaze blue
DescriptionWorcester hexagonal vase and cover, finely painted by John Donaldson, with two large reserves of seated figures in rococo arbours. One is showing a young girl holding a fan, the other a moustachioed and eccentrically dress young man playing a tambourine. It is accompanied by exotic birds and insects on blue scale ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1196.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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