137Dish in the Imari Style after a Japanese Original- Imitationca.1755-1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gildingChelsea dinner plate, lead glaze, underglaze cobalt blue, and overglaze enamels with gold. It has a white body, thrown and press moulded with a 16 lobed rim. It is scallop moulded recessed cavetto, and is painted after Japanese Imari designs in underglaze blue, green, iron red and glod enamel. It has four panels with the four seasons motifs.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2129/rdfDishca.1758-1768[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingSide dish moulded with rococo scrollwork, painted with an irregular claret-ground border. The trefoil reserve has polychrome floral swags, and the border has birds and scrollwork in gold with ciselée detailing. It has a dentil border and the underside has a gold line band.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2465/rdfPair of Vasesca.1759-1768[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingPair of Vases of flattened pilgrim-bottle shape, square in section with raised inverted heart shaped panels with two rococo foliate scroll handles. It is painted with a claret-ground, and the reserves is painted in polychrome enamels with shepherds and shepherdess in pastoral scenes after François Boucher. They have gilt scrollwork and flowers with ciselée details and dentil bands at the foot and line bands at the rim and on the handles.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2466/rdfDish with Lady in a Pavilionca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea lobed dish enamelled in red, turquoise, blue, black and gilding with a bijin (court beauty) listening to the song of a nightingale perched upon a cage at the edge of a veranda. There is a tasseled awning above and other birds in flight. European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2767/rdfTeabowl and Saucer with Dragonsca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, goldChelsea octagonal Teabowl and saucer, enamelled with two red dragons and a pair of precious objects, a red and green plum-blossom in the centre.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2768/rdfBeakerca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea fluted and flared beaker, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a pair of quail perched on turquoise rockwork flanked by prunus, bamboo and grasses. This is beneath a lobed brown-edged rim, and the interior has a single flower head.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2769/rdfPeach-Shaped Dishca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea peach-shaped dish, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a phoenix flying above flowering prunus, pine and bamboo (the Three Friends of Winter).European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2770/rdfSauceboat with Strawberry Leafca.1751-1753[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea ‘Strawberry leaf’ sauceboat, decorated in the Kakiemon style with a tiger and stylized dragon entwined in bamboo shoots on the interior, and the exterior has scattered floral sprigs.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2771/rdfLeaf-Shaped Dishca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea leaf-moulded dish, decorated in the Kakiemon style with a tiger and stylized dragon entwined in bamboo shoots.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2772/rdfSilver-Shaped Dish with Dragon and Tigerca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea dish of Rococo silver shape with shell mouldings. It is enamelled in the Kakiemon tiger and dragon pattern, with a red tiger snarling at a red and gilt dragon coilled around bamboo stalks amongst the Three Friends of Winter (pine, prunus and bamboo).European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2773/rdfLobed Dishca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea lobed dish enamelled in the Kakiemon style with flowering plants issuing from a rocky mound. There are scattered butterflies in flight, the border has flowerheads, and the rim is edged in brown.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2774/rdfCreamer, Kakiemon style, quail patternca.1752-1753[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea creamer, with pinched spout and single handle, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with two quail and flowering plants.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2775/rdfOctagonal bowl, after the Kakiemon originalca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea deep, straight-sided octagonal bowl raised on a circular foot rim, with a flat spreading upturned rim lined in brown enamel. The sides are enamelled with flowering prunus, peony and chrysanthemum, and the interior lip is decorated with a floral border.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2776/rdfTeapot, decorated in the Japanese Imari styleca.1751-1753[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingRare hexagonal Chelsea teapot and cover, enamelled in an unusual version of the Imari style. Each side is enamelled in alternating panels of flowering peonies on a red ground and blossoming prunus on a green spotted ground. The cover is similarly decorated and surmounted by a green finial, and the spout and handle are in green enamel.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2811/rdfAcanthus-Leaf Teapotca.1745-1749[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea ‘acanthus leaf’ moulded teapot and cover, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with tiger and chrysanthemums issuing from rocky mounds.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2812/rdfPeach-Shaped Teabowlca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea peach-shaped Teabowl, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a figure amongst flowering plants.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2813/rdfDish, Arita paletteca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea ‘damask’d’ (moulded relief flower decoration) dish, with flat brown-edged rim enamelled with floral sprigs. It has four broad and four narrow lobes extending from the centre, where a Chinese man is robed in yellow and a woman is robed in red stand.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2814/rdfFluted dish, Kakiemon styleca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea fluted dish, after a Japanese original enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a phoenix, with the Three Friends of Winter and banded hedges.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2823/rdfPair of Jars with covers, after a Japanese originalca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, goldPair of Chelsea hexagonal jars and covers of slender ‘Hampton Court’ form. They are painted after a Japanese original with flowering plants on each sides. The sloping shoulders are enamelled with birds and flowering heads amongst a scrolling border. Below is a red key-fret bordered neck, and the knobbed cover is similarly enamelled.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2824/rdfRose Boxca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsNaturalistically modeled as a rose with rosebud finials and painted in naturalistic colours.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2876/rdfSugar Bowlca.1760-1762[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingCylindrical form and a cover with ball finial. It is painted in puce camaïeu in the Vincennes taste with river scenes with sailboats and figures. The cover has a large manor house, with gilt scrollwork borders and detail.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2877/rdfHexagonal Jar, after a Japanese Originalca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea hexagonal jar and cover of ‘Hampton Court’ form, after a Kakiemon-style original. It is enamelled on three large panels with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ - one each for pine, prunus and bamboo - alternated with three panels of turquiose foliate scrolls on a red ground centred by a gilt chrysanthemum. The shoulder and cover have the same alternating panel scheme, and it is topped by a button knob.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2801/rdfOctagonal Dish with Japanese Double Phoenix Design1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea octagonal dish, enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a phoenix flying above banded hedges, and another perched within flowering branches.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/3108/rdfDecagonal Dish with Japanese Double Phoenix Designca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsDish is enameled in kakiemon colours with Ho-o birds. The three friends of winter issuing from a banded hedge and the rim edged in iron oxide and decorated with a flowering vine in iron red and gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/3464/rdfTeapot with Lady in a Pavilion1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsEuropean Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/3117/rdfPlateca.1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, James Giles]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea plate from the Duke of Cambridge Service. Painted with a large cluster of coloured fruite and foliage within a border comprising five rococo scroll moulded panels, three painted with a butterfly, one with a spray of cherries and the fifth with a leaf.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/4494/rdfTeacup and Saucer1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gildingIn the French taste, plain saucer, the cup shape based on a Vincennes gobelet Herbert, c.1752 painted in colours with children masquerading as adults in the style of François Boucher in five petal shaped reserves on a gros bleu ground, gilt dentil rim and details with etched surfacesEuropean Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/3394/rdfHarlequinca.1752-1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingChelsea Harlequin, Red Anchor Period. Probably modeled by Joseph Willems.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/1440/rdfHarlequin and Columbineca.1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingHarlequin and Columbine mounted on a white base with four scroll feet embellished with gilding. The young girl is turned to the left to face her partner, holding the side of her skirt with her right hand so as to reveal the gold hem of her blue underskirt. She wears an ankle length skirt decorated on a white ground with small sprays of flowers and leaves painted in iron-red and blue, and a puce jacket tied up the front with green laces. Around her neck is tied a green bow. and she is wearing red shoes and a puce flower in her hair. Harlequin, is turned to face Columbine, and is dressed in trousers and jacket with a triangle pattern decorated in green, iron-red, blue, yellow and white. He wears yellow shoes with gold buckles, a white hat and a black mask covering all of his face. In his hands he holds a baton. The tree stump against which the Harlequin leans, and the base, are decorated on a white ground with applied flowers and leaves naturalistically painted in polychrome enamels. The base stands on four feet, one of the scrolls extending across the back, and embellished with gilding.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/1041/rdfTwo Boys and a Basket of Flowers ca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mountsA Chelsea scent bottle modelled with two boys beside a basket of mixed flowers. One is seated on a rockwork holding a pear in his hand, and wearing a yellow flowered coat and turquoise breeches. The other is holding a brightly feathered bird in a blue tricorn hat, pink coat and yellow breeches. Between them is a parrot perched on a branch modelled in relief with flowers. The hollow base is gilt with a flower spray, a turquoise dentil border, and with a fruit stopper and gilt mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/952/rdfShepherdessca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mountsA Chelsea scent bottle modelled with a shepherdess wearing a flowered dress with blue and green sleeves. She is seated before a pedestal on which rests a gourd-shaped vase, with applied flowers. She holds a lamb with its forelegs resting on her knee, with another seated beside her. The hollow base is gilt with two doves in flight with a green dentil border, and gilt metal mounts and a squirrel stopper.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/953/rdfBoy with Basket of Eelsca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mountsA Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy wearing a pink patterned coat, white shirt and blue breeches. He is holding a basket of eels seated by a tree stump. It is modelled with flowers in relief, and is on a mound base. The reverse is in gilt with a rose spray, and the stopper is in the form of a butterfly with gold mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/954/rdfGardenerca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle formed as a gardener, and is seated on a rockwork holding a basket of fruit and flowers, with a boy and spaniel by his side. The man has a green hat, his coat with puce and gilt flower sprays, iron-red breeches and a blue apron. The boy has a claret coloured coat with green cuffs, and breeches, his yellow shoes have claret bows. They are on a green domed base, and the reverse is in gilt with a spray of flowers, and with gold mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/955/rdfBoy Stealing a Bird’s Nestca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy stealing a bird-nest as two birds fly down to protect their young. The boy is dressed in a grey hat, white shirt, yellow coat trimmed in puce with a floral design in blue, iron-red, and gilt. He is also wearing apple green breeches and black shoes with gilt buckles. In the centre is a tree trunk encrusted with flowers and surmounted by a bouquet as a stopper. The base has a concave interior decorated by scalloped green border, a bird's silhouette in gilt with gold mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/956/rdfPeacockca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gold mountsChelsea cold-mounted peacock scent bottle and stopper. The bird is perched on a broken column moulded with leaves and flowers. The domed base is painted underneath with a bouquet of flowers in tones of puce, blue, yellow, orange, and green. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/957/rdfCat and Mouseca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea gold-mounted cat scent bottle and stopper, modelled with a mouse in her mouth. The domed base is painted underneath with a floral bouquet in tones of iron-red, blue, rose, yellow and green. The bottle and stopped necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/958/rdf“Provider” for the Monasteryca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea gold-mounted monk scent bottle and two stoppers. The monk is holding a book and is leaning on a tree trunk. The stoppers are in the form of double leaves and a butterfly. The domed base is painted on the concave underside with a spray of flowers in tones of iron-red, puce, lilac and green. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/959/rdfMasked Janus-Headca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle as a Janus-head. Two masked heads of ladies facing in opposite directions, their hair garlanded with flowers. Bowknots around their necks, one lady wearing a tiny cerise hat. There are golden rosette on the base and is engraved gilded screw stopper. European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/960/rdfNunca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea double scent bottle in the form of a nun, with her arms folded across her breast. She is dressed in tan robes, a white cloak and a black head piece. She stands by a tree trunk, on a white base painted with flowers and gilt dentil edge, concave underneath and painted with a bouquet of flowers. Two stoppers in the tree trunk form with green leaves and gold mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/961/rdfFlowerca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mountsChelsea sunflower scent bottle and stopper, formed as a slightly open bud. The outer petals are tipped with pale yellow, and the central petals shading from light to dark puce. The pale blue inner petals tipped in puce, and the centre yellow. The neck has a collar of green leaves veined in puce and surmounted by a billing doves stopper. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gilt-metal.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/962/rdfPearca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gold, gilt-metal and manganese mountsChelsea gold-mounted pear-form scent bottle. The fruit is shading from iron-red to yellow and moulded with two bright leaves and a manganese stem. The rim is mounted in gold and with a gilt-metal stopper.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/963/rdfCupid Holding Dovesca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold, stone-set mountsA Chelsea cupid scent-bottle and stopper with detachable head holding two doves and a bow with a quiver of arrows on his back. He is seated on a circular mound base and painted with flowers. The base is mounted in gold and set with a stone.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/964/rdf“Provider” for the Monasteryca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea gold-mounted 'provider for the monastery' double scent bottle and stopper. The bearded monk is wearing a grey-lined brown habit, holding a white goose and a yellow basket of eggs. Supporting on his back is a pale yellow and brown wheat sheaf, encrusted with red-centred blue florettes and revealing the head and dangling orange shoes of a young girl. One stopper is formed by the monk's head, and the other by a plaster florette sprigs above a gilt dentil border. The concave underside has a floral spray in tones of puce, yellow, blue, iron-red and green. The bottle and stopper have necks mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/965/rdfBerriesca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea gold-mounted berry scent bottle and a stopper. It is modelled as one green and two brown berries amid green leaves clustered on a grey twig surmounted by an enamel bird-form stopper. The bottle and stopper neck are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/966/rdfBasket of Fruitca.1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea basket of fruit scent bottle and a stopper. The tall white basket is painted with scattered insects and it has the gilt-edged handles. The rim is overflowing with red and white cherries and green leaves, surmounted by a white bird stopper. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gilt-metal.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/967/rdfHeart with Dovesca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts Chelsea gold-mounted heart-shaped scent bottle and stopper. It is painted on one side with a floral bouquet in tones of puce, yellow, blue, iron-red and green, and the other side with scattered sprigs. The stopper is in the form of billing doves, on a gilt-bordered domed foot painted on the concave underside with a lilac and green floral sprig. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/968/rdfTwo Dolphins and a Shellca.1756[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea scent bottle, in the form of two dolphins swimming in a fountain. The concave base is painted with flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/969/rdfWine-Flask with Straw Wrappingca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea gold-mounted wine-flask scent bottle and a stopper, modelled as a flask in a pale yellow wickerwork basket. It has a gilded chain and the neck is painted with a sprig and a bouquet of flowers in tones of iron-red, puce, yellow, blue and green. It is surmounted by a butterfly stopper and the bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/970/rdfWine-Flask with Straw Wrappingca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent-bottle and stopper, the pale-yellow lower part with basket-weave moulding. The neck has sprays of flowers on it and the stopper is formed as a blue butterfly.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/971/rdfDuck and Ducklingsca.1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; goldChelsea scent bottle modelled as a duck seated amongst bullrushes sheltering its young. The parent bird's head is turned in preening attitude. It is all in naturalistically coloured enamels, with a scroll-moulded base painted with a flower spray beneath. It has gilt-metal mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/972/rdfPlumsca.1756[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mountsChelsea scent bottle moulded in the form of a cluster of plums. It is enamelled in bright purple and hanging from a foliate twig naturalistically coloured. It has a gilt-metal mount and twig stopper.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/973/rdfGardenerca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mountsChelsea/Gardener scent bottle and stopper, modelled as a young boy leaning against a flower-encrusted tree stump. He is wearing a black hat, a gilt-edged white coat patterned with iron-red florettes and yellow dots, an iron-red waistcoat and a blue apron over turquoise breeches. He is supporting on his head a flower-filled basket. The domed base edged is in green and painted underneath with a green dentil border enclosing a gold floral spray. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gilt-metal.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/974/rdfGardenerca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts Chelsea gold-mounted gardener and dog scent bottle and stopper. It is modelled as a man wearing a puce jacket, yellow breeches and a green hat. He is seated on rockwork moulded with a blue forget-me-not plant, a black-spotted dog at his feet, with a white basket of colourful flowers on his back. It is surmounted by a stopper formed of forget-me-nots, on a domed base moulded with scrolls heightened in gilding. The concave underside is painted in gilding with a central floral sprig within a dentil border. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/975/rdfBoy with Fluteca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy seated by a flowering tree trunk. He is playing the pipe with a dog by his side. He wears a puce hat, turquoise jacket, yellow vest, iron-red breeches and black shoes, with a purse slung by his side. It has a floral stopper with metal mounts, the concave base with a spray of gilt flowers and green dentil rims.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/976/rdfHen and Chicksca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle depicting a hen and two chicks, each head being a separate stopper, with another chick at their feet. The inverted base has tiny flowers painted on and an insect, the underside also has an insect and flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/977/rdfParrot and Henca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle representing a parrot and a hen, each head being a separate stopper. The base has small painted flowers painted around the edge and also on the underside.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/978/rdfCupid on a Lionca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsCupid with bow and quiver and flowing crimson-lined draperies. He is astride a lion with a floral garland serving as the reins. The lion is penciled in burnt sienna, and the nostrils and paws tinted blue. At the rear a flower encrusted tree-trunk with a woodpecker is perched on a branch as a stopper. The base has a concane interior painted with gilt floral spray.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/979/rdfLady with a Childca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mountsChelsea scent bottle in the form of a seated lady, holding high a bunch of flowers topped by a butterfly stopper. She wears a red jacket and flowered turquoise skirt, and is about to embrace a small boy in a pink jacket, yellow jerkin and blue breeches, who reaches for his yellow tricorn on her head. Green base with concave interior, green dentil rim, and it is mounted in metal.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/980/rdfFlaskca.1760-1768[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts A Chelsea gold-mounted scent flask and stopper of flattened waisted form. IT is painted with shaped panels of children among foliage reserved on a blue-ground gilt with trellis-pattern and flower-heads.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/981/rdfYoung Bacchus and a Drunken Cupidca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsChelsea scent bottle in the form of a cupid Bacchus tempting a smaller cupid with a cup of wine. The two figures are entwined with grapes. It has gold mounts, and the stopper is formed as a bunch of grapes. The base decorated with a gold flower.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/982/rdfCupid Disguised as Lover and Companionca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle and stopper modelled as Cupid disguised as a lawyer and his companion in flowered dress and skirt, before a tree-stump encrusted with flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/983/rdfAmorous Coupleca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle and stopper modelled as a gallant and companion wearing flowered clothes and standing before a flower-encrusted tree-stump on a green circular base.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/984/rdfFlask with Bird Stopperca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsA Chelsea scent bottle and bird stopper, the pear-shaped body painted with floral sprays and scattered sprigs, gold mount.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/985/rdfBoy and Girlca.1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mountsA Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a young boy seated writing a letter being observed by a girl from behind a tree. It is on a concave base with a spray of gilt flowers, flower stopper, and gilt-metal mounts.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/877/rdfSmall Sunflower Tureenca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea manufactory small sunflower tureen. The deep circular bowl has curved ides moulded as overlapping leaves painted yellow-green, flaring into golden-rayed petals fading to cream near the centre. The cover is formed by the heart of the sunflower with a pebbled aubergine-coloured ground and a bright green leaf serving as the handle.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/916/rdfSunflower Dishca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsGreen stalk forms the handle.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/917/rdfDessert dish with turnip and cherriesca.1752-1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, and enamel.Chelsea 'yellow ground' dish of oval cruciform shape. The interior is painted in bright enamels with a lemon, a pair of turnips, cherries, winged insects and a caterpillar. There is a brown-edged rim.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/825/rdfDessert dish painted with fruit and nutsca.1752-1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, and enamel.Chelsea 'yellow ground' dish of oval cruciform shape. The interior is painted in bright enamels with a lemon, a pair of turnips, cherries, winged insects and a caterpillar. There is a brown-edged rim.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/826/rdfCup and Saucerca.1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingChelsea cup and saucer, the cup has an addition of an elaborately scrolled handle picked out in puce and gilding. The cup and saucer have a pale yellow ground on which the puce coloured naturalistic flowers and sprigs are painted directly. Gilt edged rims.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/827/rdfCup and Saucerca.1760-1764[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA Chelsea Gold Anchor period yellow ground cup and saucer, with gilt around the rims and painted with polychrome flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/828/rdfÉcuelle and Stand Encrusted with Blossomsca.1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA Chelsea pale-yellow-ground may-blossom écuelle, with cover and stand. The exterior is encrusted with blossoms with turquoise and puce centres. The cover has a striped tulip finial. The interior and well of the stand are painted with bouquets and scattered flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/829/rdfDessert Plateca.1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels,A Chelsea yellow-ground plate, the centre painted with an exotic bird among trees and shrubs and scattered insects. The canary-yellow shaped border is edged with gilt and puce scrolls and foliage. There is a gilt dentil rim.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/830/rdfTeapot with Aesop’s Fable of the “Horse and the Ass”ca.1752-1755[Jefferyes O'Neale, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsAn octagonal Chelsea tea pot and cover, painted with a fable of the horse and the donkey and landscape.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/770/rdfGoat and Bee Cream Jug1745[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsChelsea goat and bee jug of flattened baluster form. It is moulded with a pair of supporting goats below moulded branches on which sits a bee in full relief. A spouting tree is forming the handle.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/743/rdfPlatter with “Hans Sloane” Botanical Designca.1756[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA large Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' oval dish, the centre painted with two yellowish white flowers with long thin serrated green leaved stems. The rim has a butterfly, a caterpillar and other insects, and the lobed rim edged in brown.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2574/rdfTeapotca.1745-1749[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsTeapot and lid are moulded with acanthus leaves and decorated with scattered flowers and insects in enamels in the style of Vincennes or Meissen.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2532/rdfBeaker the Japanese Kakiemon Styleca.1745-1749[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsBeaker with acanthus leaf moulding is enamelled with the 'Tiger and Bamboo' pattern, a Kakiemon design. It has a floral design on the inside centre.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2533/rdfBeaker and Saucerca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsBeaker and saucer are lobed shape with moulded swirling acanthus leaves, enamelled with flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2534/rdfDish in the Japanese Kakiemon Styleca.1752-1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsDish has scalloped rim and well, enamelled with the 'Lady-and-Pavilion' pattern, showing a lady seated beside a terrace listening to a bird perched on top of a wicker cage.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2535/rdfPair of Strawberry Leaf Sauce Boatsca.1752-1756[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsPair of saucer boats are moulded in the shape of leaves with trailing strawberry plants and twig handle. Enamelled with European flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2536/rdfCos Lettuce Tureen1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsSmall covered tureen is moulded in the shape of a cos lettuce, enamelled naturalistically. European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2537/rdfArtichoke Tureenca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsSmall covered tureen is moulded in the shape of an artichoke with a bird finial on the cover, decorated with naturalistic enamels.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2538/rdfPair of Dishes, after a Silver Formca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsPair of dessert dishes are moulded after a silver form, sparsely decorated with European flowers in enamels. Strong stylistic similarities with Meissen porcelain.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2539/rdfPlate with “Hans Sloane” Botanical Designca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsDishes with everted moulded rims, painted with botanical specimens and butterflies.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2540/rdfLeaf-shaped dessert dish with fruit and vegetablesca.1756-1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, and enamel.Moulded dish in the shape of a leaf with entwined vine handle and foot, painted with cherries, a peach and two root vegetables.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2541/rdfTeabowl and Saucerca.1752-1758[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsPair of teabowls and saucers painted with birds perched on branches, and in flight. A cockerel, a rabbit and a parrot appear on the saucer.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2542/rdfScent bottle in the form of a tulipca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, enamel, and gold.Perfume bottle is moulded in the shape of a tulip with a bird stopper, painted naturalistically.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2543/rdfScent bottle in the form of billing dovesca.1755[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, enamel, and gold.Double perfume bottle in the shape of a pair of billing doves, with a gold mounted stoppers in the shape of butterflies and secured by fine chains. Gold dentil mount to base.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2544/rdfDessert Plate after a Silver Formca.1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding Moulded dishes with rococo rims, painted with pairs of birds on one dish and a trios of birds on the other dish. In the centre of both there are European flowers. Each dish is by a different artist.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2546/rdfPair of Beakersca.1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gildingPair of double-handled cups with dark blue grounds, reserves finely painted with birds, and gilding.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2547/rdfDessert Plateca.1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingPair of dishes with moulded rococo rims, painted boldly with European flowers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2548/rdfPair of crimson ground pomade pots with pastoral figuresca.1760-1765[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]soft-paste porcelain, frit, enamel, and gold.Pair of pomade pots in Sèvres style with pastoral figures. They have a dark pink-crimson ground painted with two reserves on each. On pot has a boy shepherd and flowers, and the other has a girl playing a hurdy gurdy and with flowers. The gilt is oeuil-de-perdrix.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2549/rdfPair of Candlesticksca.1758-1760[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingPair of candlesticks with a sheep and lamb set in a delicate bocage on high scrolled base.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2550/rdfPlate1770[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingPlate is painted in neo-classical style with swags and a blue border. Centre vignette is of fruit. There are insects scattered around the centre vignette.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2551/rdfLozenge-shaped Dishca.1770[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingDiamond shape dish with lobed rim, painted in neo-classical style with swags, and blue border. The centre vignette is of fruit, and there are small insects scattered between swags and the centre vignette.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2552/rdfPair of plate painted with florals in green camaieuca.1770[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, William Duesbury I]soft-paste porcelain, frit, and enamel.Pair of plates, decorated with simple floral sprigs enamelled in green monochrome with gilt dentil edging.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2523/rdfDish in the Vincennes Styleca.1750-1752[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain, overglaze enamelsRound dish with six lobes, circle in middle contains polychrome landscape, border around has scattered polychrome floral sprays and insects.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2571/rdfBowl with figures after Jacques Callot (1592–1635)ca.1752-1754[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA Chelsea octagonal bowl, painted in purple monochrome around the exterior with a single figure on each side. They are depicting a lady and seven dancing Italian Comedy figures in an airy landscape, each connected by a length of iron-red ribbon. The interior has a tambourine player wearing a knife thrust through an iron-red belt and dancing before a small cliff and a distant mountain. The upturned rim has a small blue-centred rose blossom concealing a flaw.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2573/rdfRabbit Tureenca.1755-1756[Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA naturalistic, life-sized tureen in the form of a crouching rabbit, munching upon a leaf of lettuce upon which is a small snail. Several other lettuce leaves flank the figure. The lid encompasses the ears and part of the back of the rabbit. The rabbit is white with patches of a brownish-purple painted on the body and edges of the ears, the interior of which are painted in a flesh colour. The muzzle and eyes are painted in brown with some flesh colour. All the leaves are painted naturalistically in blue and green with puce veins.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2565/rdfTeacup and Saucer with Aesop’s Fables of the “Lion and the Mouse” and the “Fox and the Grapes”ca.1752-1755[Jefferyes O'Neale, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory]Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsA Chelsea Aesop's Fable-decorated octagonal teacup and yellow-ground saucer painted in the manner of Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale. The cup has an elaborate scrolled handle, decorated in polychrome enamels with a depiction of 'The Lion and Mouse'. The interior has florals and an insect. The saucer is decorated with a depiction of 'The Fox and Grapes', inside a double iron-red line circular cartouche, surrounded by scattered florals. The exterior has a yellow-ground, and chocolate brown line rims. European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2467/rdf