Covered Vase

Dateca. 1770

Maker Derby Porcelain Manufactory (1750-1784)

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

Dimensions2022-162,2a&b OH: 5 7/16”; OL: 4 1/4” (handle to handle); OW: 4 1/4”

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Lois Wagner Porcelain Fund

Object number2022-162,2A&B

DescriptionOne of a pair of double-handled covered vases: each of urn shape with two handles composed of C-scrolls flanking the sides of the bodies. Dry patches evident on the underside of each foot. The bodies covered in an opaque blue-green glaze serving as a ground for white hawthorne roses; the domed covers topped by a crimson (pink) rose and rose leaves. The handles, small roses, and leaves all with gilt detailing.
Label TextFounded around 1748 by Huguenot Andre Planche and William Duesbury in Derbyshire, England, the Derby Manufactory was best known in the period for its ornamental wares like these beautiful vases which would have graced a fireplace mantel. Created with multiple parts—from the realistic roses and leaves that festoon the domed covers to the little Hawthorne roses on the body—the vases were assembled by individuals within the manufactory who were called repairers. The underside of each foot bears the dry patch marks indicative of Derby Porcelain from this and earlier periods.
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