Vase

Worcester factory

ca. 1753–54 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The distinctive hexagonal shape of this early Worcester vase is based on an archaic Chinese bronze form. The painted decoration is in a Chinese "famille verte" color palette, which differed from that of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain which British factories also imitated. The vase is representative of a rare group of early Worcester porcelain closely copying Chinese examples, though Asian motifs were typically interpreted more loosely by British artists.

Artist

Worcester factory

Date

ca. 1753–54

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

British, Worcester

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Constance D. Stieglitz, in memory of her husband, Marcel H. Stieglitz, 1964