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Covered Vase

Artist The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company (British (Derby))

Place of OriginEngland

Date1893

Dimensions11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (29.3 x 31.7 cm)

Mediumgilded and pierced porcelain

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by Edith Bondy Rathburn in memory of Iris Bondy

Object number

1994.37A-B

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Label TextThe elaborate shape and gold decoration of vines and birds gives this vase an exotic, Near Eastern feel. Though made in England, it was probably commissioned for sale in America. As wealthy Americans increased their travel abroad in the years after the Civil War, American society became more worldly and cosmopolitan. This vase would have appealed to a taste for the exotic inspired by travel to Europe, Asia, and Africa.Published ReferencesToledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 279, repr. (col.).