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Vase
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
1749–52
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
14.5 x 8.6 cm (5 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.824
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOne of a pair of cylindrical vases with everted rims and double lion-head-mask handles. Decorated in Kakiemon style with banded hedges and poppy sprays on one side, bouquets of Asian-style flowers on the other. Scattered single small flowers in red, green, and blue enamels.
Marks
Raised anchor mark
ProvenanceBy 1988, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)