Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
London, England, c. 1745-1784
Punch Bowl
INV-1458
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
London, England, c. 1745-1784c. 1765
punch bowlbowl
Date
c. 1765
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding
Dimensions
17.5 × 38.8 cm (6 7/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Florence L. Notter Endowment
Magnificent in scale and lavish in decoration, this punch bowl represents the English response to the High Rococo style of French porcelain at Sèvres. With a dense, dark blue ground color and lavish, applied gold frames surrounding the three bird-filled cartouches, it was intended to compete with French imports of the highest quality.
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