Two-handled garden urn with chinoiserie design
CultureEnglish
OriginBristol, Bristol, England
PeriodMary II (1689-1694)
Datec.1690-1700
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 33.4 x 36.5 x 30.5 cm (13 1/8 x 14 3/8 x 12 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionBristol urn of fluted shape, with frilled 'pie-crust' edge and double S-scroll handles. It is painted in light blue with a continuous Chinese landscape and figures of sages seated and standing. Between, there are borders of flowers and panels of birds, on a short collared stem and dome foot. It is painted with panels of flowers.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.534
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b