High Jar

ca. 1758-1769 H: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm) Citation Source image

The mark used on Chelsea porcelain from 1758 to 1769 was a gold anchor. Objects from this period are commonly called gold-anchor wares. This high jar not only has a gold anchor on its base, but also a rare gold letter, "I." It may be the initial of the painter or gilder who...

Artifact

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29437
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George R. Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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2
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