item details
NameVase
ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; circa 1750; Bristol
Classificationvases
Materialsceramic
Materials Summarytin-glaze earthenware, painted blue glaze over white
DimensionsOverall: 178mm (width), 225mm (height), 178mm (diameter)
Registration NumberCG001231
Credit linePurchased 1975, with Charles Disney Art Trust funds.
Overview
Craze for the Orient
By the early 1700s, exciting new items were arriving in Europe through trade with China, Japan, and India. Porcelain, lacquer, silks, and Eastern styles were new to European eyes – and local manufacturers were swift to imitate them.
The resulting style, chinoiserie, was highly decorative and whimsical, evoking exotic, faraway lands.