Covered vase

Worcester factory|Jeffreyes Hammet O'Neale

ca. 1770 · Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These two vases (see also 64.101.788a, b) are decorated with scenes of figures set in landscapes, and the detail with which they are depicted marks these vases as particularly fine examples of Worcester porcelain of this period. The deep blue ground color and the elaborate gilt decoration reflect the strong influence of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory in France on Worcester’s production during the 1770s.

Artist

Worcester factory|Jeffreyes Hammet O'Neale

Date

ca. 1770

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold

Culture

British, Worcester

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964