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Factory: Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain covered perfume vase, decorated with a mythological scene and a Dutch genre scene in polychrome onglaze enamels and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain covered perfume vase, painted in polychrome enamel-colours and gilt. Ovoid body with elaborate rococo handles and four scroll feet, the neck and cover pierced. The body is decorated with a turquoise oeil de perdrix ground and with two oval reserves, one painted with the Trojan women carrying away the body of Polyxena, the other with a Dutch genre scene in the manner of Teniers. The handles, feet and piercing are outlined in gold.
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 43.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1938-06-16) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1771
CE
-
1773
CE
This was probably the vase mentioned in the second part of the 1773 sale catalogue of Derby and Chelsea factories, 'A large perfume vase and cover, with a fine Mozaic ground, enamelled compartments, the Trojan dames bearing Polixenea to the place of burial, and richly finished with gold 171 .6s. 6d'. The scene on the front was copied from an engraved illustration by J. Leveau after C. Monet in Abbé Banier's 'Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide', vol. IV, 1771
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and decorated with a mythological scene and a Dutch genre scene in polychrome ong;aze enamels and gilt
Accession number: EC.31 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 131256
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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