IDENTIFIERS
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id:	74722
accession number:	C.37A-1932

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Soft-paste porcelain vase, decorated with an underglaze 'mazarine'blue ground, heart-shaped reserves painted in puce enamel, and gilding. The slender ovoid body has a flaring trumpet neck and waisted circular feet, with two rococo scroll handles. The reserve on one side is painted in puce camaieu with Cupid holding a firebrand in his left hand and a bow in his right, standing on clouds with his back to the viewer, and the reserve on the other side with two putti seated on clouds, one holding an arrow, and the other a dove. The reserves are framed by a gold line and floral sprays, and  the neck has a gold butterfly on each side.The fot and rim are encircled by gold bands.
object type: Soft-paste porcelain vase, decorated with an underglaze blue ground, and painted overglaze in puce enamel, and gilt.
title:	vase

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74722

PEOPLE
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Cupid

SUBJECTS
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butterflies
butterflies



TECHNIQUES
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glazing (coating)

CATEGORIES
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category: soft-paste porcelain

DATING
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creation date:	1765 - 1768
creation date earliest:	1765
creation date latest:	1768
culture:	18th Century, third quarter#
culture:	George III
culture:	Gold anchor period (1759-69)

CREATORS
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maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
maker: Askew, Richard

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 17.2

dimension: Height
units: in
value: 6 3/4



CITATIONS
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The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery
Chelsea Porcelain
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