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Vase
Made at: Worcester Royal Porcelain Company, Ltd. (England)
English (Worcester)
about 1883
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed hard-paste porcelain with gilded and bronzed decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 21.4 x 21 x 21 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Peabody Gardner
Accession Number20.790
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CollectionsEurope
During the 1870s the Worcester Porcelain Company responded to the fashionable craze for the exotic by experimenting with different forms, materials, and decorative techniques. Charles and William Binns, sons of the factory's artistic director, probably were responsible for the matte glaze and the gold and bronze finishes used on this piece. Thomas Sanday designed the printed decoration, is based on a combination of Islamic ornament and Japanese pattern.
DescriptionOvoid body with three handles in the form of serpents.
Marks
Printed factory mark. Impressed: 'U', 8, 655. Painted in gilt 'BK' and with a crescent around a circle. Shape no. 655 was first used in 1878, and is described in the archives as 'Vase'. Impressed mark 'U' indicates date letter for 18
ProvenanceGift of George Peabody Gardner (Accession date: June 3, 1920)