Vase in the form of an eel trap
Chelsea Manufactory
(England, active 1745–1784)
about 1752–58
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm (10 x 6 x 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Paine
Accession number30.305
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1925, probably Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
NOTES:
[1]A similar vase is illustrated in "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.
NOTES:
[1]A similar vase is illustrated in "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.
