Vase

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

1756–60 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The vase, in the form of an eel basket, is modeled after one designed for the Meissen porcelain factory by J.J. Kaendler about 1747. The vase is emblematic of Water from a set representing the four Elements (air, fire, earth and water).

Artist

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

Date

1756–60

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

British, Chelsea

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eric, 1940