Vase with cover

Cozzi Manufactory

ca. 1775–80 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The painted decoration on this vase reflects the ongoing popularity of chinoiserie, an evocation of the peoples, buildings and landscape of Asia, which exerted a strong fascination for eighteenth century Europeans.

Artist

Cozzi Manufactory

Date

ca. 1775–80

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Italian, Venice

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950