Garniture (set of five pieces)

1735-1750

Measurements

Covered vases, 6-7/8 in x 2-3/4 in (dia); vases, 5-1/2 in x 2-7/8 in (dia)

Materials

Enameled porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1968.809

Condition Notes

.1, the lid has broken into many pieces and been glued.  Some sections are missing.  .2 breaks to the lid have been glued.  One section is missing.  .3 the vase has a chip at the rim and two flakes in the lid rim.  .4 the vase has three flakes in the rim.  .5 the vase has three flakes in the rim and three stress cracks.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The five pieces in this set of garniture, intended for display on a fireplace mantel, exhibit the same designs and enamel colors but execution differs slightly from one object to the next.  Also, they differ slightly in size.  All use an enamel called famille rose (i.e., French for pink family), first introduced on Chinese export porcelains in the 1720s and 1730s.  Like most enamels, it was used over the clear glaze put on the porcelain.  

The garniture features pink carnations, blue rock motifs, and two colorful roosters.  Colors include white enamel, green, yellow, and burnt orange.  They also have similar famille rose diapered bands at the tops and bottoms of each object as well as along the outside of the lids.  The bottom of the foot rings have chamfered edges, and the undersides of the lids are unglazed.