Flower Pot

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description Both the form and the "oeil-de-perdix" (partridge eye) ground were copied directly from Sèvres. The figural landscapes may be the work of Richard Askew.

Provenance George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions Gold anchor; paper sticker: no. 32

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

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Creators

Richard Askew (English, active ca. 1772-1795) (?) (Artist)
Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Factory (British, founded 1769) (Manufacturer)

Period

ca. 1770-1780

Medium

gilt on soft paste porcelain
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.840

Measurements

5 1/8 x 9 5/16 in. (13 x 23.6 cm)

Geographies

United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View