The item I have found is a blue vase with gold detail believed to have
been from the 17th-18th century style rococo. It contains a central image in
gold as well as very fine gold detail around the edges of the vase. The
structure of this item is predominantly curves which shows that this is a style
of rococo as this curvilinear style and look was one of the characteristics
that made rococo recognizable; “Rococo was known for its curvilinear style and
femininity of the pieces”[1].
This vase is also very exuberant another characteristic of the Rococo
style with its bold blue color however not as exuberant as other pieces of the
Rococo era with only having the one detail in the middle rather than a lot of
patterns or numerous details on the piece. The cultural background behind this
vase originated from France. This type of porcelain vase is alternately known
as Limoges due to the origin of its craft. “Limoges porcelain
designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the
late 18th century”[2]. The central
image is a gold inlaid stencil of a courting couple, which also shows the exuberance
in detail put into the vase in the Rococo style. This vase with its curvilinear
form and femininity shows the style of Rococo around the 17th-18th
century that was being produced.
[1] Holloway, O. (1969). French Rococo:
Book Illustration. London, England. Tiranti.
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoges_porcelain
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