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Vase, shape no. 1073
China has had a long history of trade with Europe, and Chinese objects, notably porcelains, became sought after, and have had significant influence on European ceramic production from about 1600 onward. British museums voraciously collected Chinese art and artifacts, while Britain’s colonialist interventions in China, including the two Opium Wars (1839–42 and 1856–60), cultivated further English awareness of the country and its culture. Chinese sources inspired majolica designers from the early 1850s onward.
This Minton & Co. model is inspired by Chinese and Japanese art, particularly the dragon motif strongly associated with both countries. Here the legendary beast is combined with a variety of other devices, some possibly derived from Asian sources but others clearly drawing on European precedents, all of which are set off by vibrant majolica glazing.
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Provenance
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Collection of Deborah and Philip English, Baltimore, by 2016, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; given to the Walters Art Museum, 2024.
Exhibitions
| 2021-2022 | Majolica Mania. The Bard Graduate Center, New York; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H. 13 5/8 x Diam. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 x 34.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Deborah and Philip English, 2024
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Parlor
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2936