Beaker

Date1750-1753

Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsH: 3 3/16"; Diam: 3 11/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1962-45

DescriptionBeaker in the Dehua taste, flared trumpet with pronounced foot ring and raised plum blossom decoration in three applied sprigs. With "shelf" inside foot ring and raised anchor mark. Clear slightly green glaze over white-buff body with significant puddling in recesses. Glaze drips to interior of beaker; slight iridescent to glaze throughout.
Inscribedno
MarkingsRaised anchor mark in oval on underside
ProvenanceEx coll: M.G. Kaufman
Ex coll: Art Institute of Chicago