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Covered Vase, "Rich Kakiemon" Pattern

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1770

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square.

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object numberL76.60.15

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DescriptionSix-sided body ornately decorated on blue "scale" ground with gold foliage designs. Large white ground insets depicting various exotic birs in landscape and in flight. Six-sided cover, white knob at top with gold decoration. Insets on each side depict exotic birds and foliage.

Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.