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Chelsea Porcelain Factory - Covered Vase - Walters 48826 - Side B
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This vase represents gold-anchor Chelsea at its most elaborate. the rococo style is well defined here with the many scrolls, curves, and twists. The rustic figural scene painted in the reserve is probably after a contemporary French painting.
Chelsea porcelain is the porcelain made by the Chelsea porcelain manufactory, the first important porcelain manufactory in England, established around 1743–45, and operating independently until 1770, when it was merged with Derby porcelain. It made soft-paste porcelain throughout its history, though there were several changes in the "body" material and glaze used. Its wares were aimed at a luxury market, and its site in Chelsea, London, was close to the fashionable Ranelagh Gardens pleasure ground, opened in 1742.
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