Chimney vases, set of three (garniture)

Dateca. 1770

OriginEngland, Liverpool or Ireland (possibly)

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

DimensionsOH: 11 1/2" (with cover); Diameter: 6"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-134,1A&B

DescriptionBaluster-shaped jar with spreading base, cylindrical neck, and high domed cover with socket and flange and knop finial. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a fairly random pattern of tightly massed circles and dots; two reserves on jar and on cover, painted with oriental landscapes containing houses, trees, and water. On bottom, the numeral 4.
Label TextA complete garniture, as found in porcelain, particularly Chinese export porcelain, from which these are copied, normally consists of two beakers and three jars. This set originally may have consisted of five pieces, but no complete garniture appears to be recorded in English delft and matching beakers and jars are rare. The 4 on all three pieces further confirms their intended use as an ensemble.
Inscribed"4" painted on base
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London