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Yellow moon flask with "cloisonné" decoration by Worcester factory

Yellow moon flask with "cloisonné" decoration

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Artist
Worcester factory
Date
1870s
Medium
Bone china with enamel decoration and gilding
Dimensions
confirmed: 7 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 3 in., 17.635oz. (20 × 14.6 × 7.6 cm, 500g)
Culture
British, Worcester
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Gallery
516
Location
516
Credit
Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017

Description

Overview Yellow moon flask with "cloisonné" decoration Worcester factory British 1870s On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516 After the end of the Flight, Barr & Barr ownership of the Worcester factory in 1840, the firm went through a succession of owners and mergers before falling under the ownership of Kerr & Binns in 1852. During the partnership, the factory sought to rebuild its former eighteenth-century reputation in porcelain and known for Renaissance-inspired designs. With the establishment of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1862, the company gradually gained recognition for its Japanese-inspired designs, which formed part of Japonisme, a collective fascination with Japan that took place in Europe and the United States following the opening of Japanese markets to the West by Commodore Perry in 1853. View more