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Coalport Porcelain Works
Great Vase and Covercirca 1810

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Tall covered porcelain urn with campana form, gilded bird finial, figural handles, and a painted still-life panel of fruit on a chestnut-brown ground
Porcelain covered urn with heavy gilt decoration, twin serpentine handles, and a domed lid surmounted by a gilded eagle finial. The white body features a painted landscape panel depicting industrial buildings beside a river, inscribed "COALBROOK DALE" above and "CHINA MANUFACTORY" below. Beaded borders accent the base and lid.
Porcelain covered urn with gilded handles and domed lid topped by a gilt eagle finial; dark central panel painted with a still life of grapes, melon, apple, pear, and berries; white and gold banding with dot-relief borders on lid and square base.
Porcelain campana-form vase with gilt handles, white body with marble-effect gilding on the pedestal base, and a painted still life panel depicting apples, melon, grapes, pear, and orange against a dark ground.
Porcelain urn with gilt twin handles, raised on a square foot, featuring a painted topographical landscape panel labeled "COALBROOK DALE" above and "CHINA MANUFACTORY" below; white body with gilded brushstroke decoration on the lower bowl and pedestal.
Artist or Maker
Coalport Porcelain Works
England, Shropshire, circa 1796-1926
Artist or Maker
Thomas Baxter, Jr.
Title
Great Vase and Cover
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1810
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height with cover: 21 1/3 in. (54.19 cm); Diameter of rim: 10 3/4 in. (27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Walter T. Wells, Jr.
Accession Number
58.59.2a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design