Cloisonné ware vase (one of pair)
Factory:
Minton & Co.
Dresser, Christopher
(Possibly)
Bone china, thrown and turned, painted with coloured enamels and gilded.
Small china vase with spherical body, flat base, tall everted neck and wide mouth. Decorated on the body with four gold-framed roundels, containing stylised geometric and floral patterns, and around the neck with stylised leaves and flowers, all very precisely and brightly painted over a turquoise ground. Around the rim two gold bands with a band of gold dots between. Interior and underside, within foot-rim, clear glazed.
History note: Lent by Rita Smythe
Bequeathed by Ian and Rita Smythe, 2023
Diameter: 8 cm
Height: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2023) by Smythe, Ian and Rita
19th Century, Mid#
Victoria
Production date:
circa
AD 1875
: perhaps
Minton introduced cloisonné’ ware in the 1860s. Thought to be developed by Louis Arnoux, it imitated the ancient Chinese technique of separating enamel colours with fine wire by precise painting and gilding on a turquoise ground. The finely painted botanical design is perhaps by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), who originally trained as a botanist, held scientific and art botany professorships and imported Japanese and oriental wares. Dresser produced designs for various manufacturers, including Minton and Linthorpe Pottery.
Decoration
Finishing
Throwing : Bone china, thrown, enamelled and gilded.
Inscription present: (also other marks, indecipherable)
Inscription present: rounded 'E'
Accession number: C.29-2023
Primary reference Number: 239634
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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