Beaker
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1745-1749
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 6.5 × 7.5 cm (2 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAfter a Japanese prototype, of fluted form with scalloped rim, painted in the famille rose palette with a Chinese pheasant (ho-ho bird) perched on a rock amongst peonies and a phoenix in flight on the reverse.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.30
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1748-1750
Object number: G05.18.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1755
Object number: G05.12.3.1-2