Ewer
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1755
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 22 × 10 cm (7 7/8 × 8 11/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
MarkingsAnchor in iron-red enamel
DescriptionOf lobed helmet shape with broad lip and scroll handle supported on a lobed oval pedestal base, painted in colours with European bouquets and sprays of flowers, moulding picked out in pink, brown-edged rim
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.52
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1768-1770
Object number: G05.18.39a-c
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1754-1755
Object number: G23.8.35.1a-b,.2a-b