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Flower container (Vase)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Jeffryes Hamett O' Neale
1768-1772
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1971.0256
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. Henry Stern
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Object Number
1971.0256
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Jeffryes Hamett O' Neale (Possible decorator)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1768-1772
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Underglaze blue fretted square
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular label with "PERRINS/COLLECTION" in blue print and "872" in red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular label with "PERRINS/COLLECTION" in blue print and "194" in black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "10997" is written on with black grease pencil
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
10.6 (H) x 5.2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27 (H) x 13.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Vase with very similar form, ground and cartouche border with reserves of leopards and classical figures, respectively: p. 251, in discussion of Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale painted decoration, c. 1770Book: Sandon, Henry. 1970 The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain 1751- 1793.
• A somewhat similarly painted Worcester vase by Jeffryes Hamett O'Neale: pl. V, information on O'Neale: pp. 51- 53Book: Dawson, Aileen. 2007 The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection.
• Same (?) as above and two others: pp. 110-11, no. 40, 1768-70, with fretted square mark and O'Neale-signed; pp. 113-15, no. 41, c. 1770; pp. 116-17, no. 42, signed by O'Neale, c. 1770Book: Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Jeffereys Hammet O'Neale (1734-1801) biography: p. 262, freelance painter and decorator at Chelsea and Worcester c. 1768-1772, 1770s at Wedgwood's, etc.