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Source Description
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 decorated the jar, or it could be a Roman numeral indicating the jar was one of a pair. The birds and trees were painted by Jeffreyes Hammet O'Neale.
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Document identity
localId
29437
label
High Jar
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29437
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
High Jar
description
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 decorated the jar, or it could be a Roman numeral indicating the jar was one of a pair. The birds and trees were painted by Jeffreyes Hammet O'Neale.
provenance
George R. Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1758-1769
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
jars
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Source extras
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
15410
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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1207bf8c2a8bbdd5
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
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photo
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91c66eec383f3930
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no
hasDescription
no