Bowl
Dateca. 1765
Maker
English, Chelsea
Label TextThe stunning chinoiserie scene of a musician is produced in richly burnished impasto gilding upon a deep blue ground, known at the Chelsea manufactory as mazarine blue. This bowl served as a waste bowl for a tea service. Before offering a fresh cup of tea to a guest, the mistress of the house would dump the dregs of the previous serving into this bowl, give the cup a quick wash with hot water from a kettle, and then replenish it.
Object number76.236
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of the Earl of Jersey, ca. 1760-1950s; collection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 206Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), height
6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm), diameter
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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