Potpourri Vase
Chantilly Factory
1740–1750
- Medium
- Soft-paste porcelain and polychrome enamels
- Dimensions
- Lid: 5.1 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm (2 × 4 × 4 in.); Base: 12.1 × 11.5 × 11.5 cm (4 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- chantilly
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
enamelporcelainpotpourriscenteuropean decorative artssoft-paste porcelainfloralacanthuspolychrome enamelRococo18th Centurychantilly
About
The design for this potpourri vase is unusual and exuberant, with a foliate pattern encircling the oval body and lively, brightly colored acanthus leaves at the base. This reflects the factory’s shift from Japanese Kakiemon and Chinoiserie motifs to Rococo decoration in the later 1740s.
