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Vase: C.4A-1963

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain with a powder blue ground, and reserves painted in enamels, and gilded. One of a pair.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Wilfrid Ariel Evill

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963-05-23) by Evill, Wilfrid Ariel

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
19th Century, second half#
Circa 1725 CE - 1730 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Foot Diameter 10 cm
Rim At Top Width 21 cm

Materials used in production

Paint
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Painting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AR joined
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4A-1963
Primary reference Number: 140309
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 15 July 2021 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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