Vase

Object Name:: Vase
Object ID:: 1973.012.03
Place of Origin:: China
Date:: 1780-1820
Description:: Vase. Porcelain. Bulbous body with incurved base and straight-sided, narrow neck. Base ring present. Decorated in handpainted dark blue crane and flower scene. There are two cranes in the foreground, one standing and one flying, looking at each other. Large roses and other flowers around the cranes. Cranes have very long necks, beaks and legs. The flying crane's legs are straight out. Four birds or insects in the background. Zig-zag band at base of neck. Flowers and leaves on neck. Concentric lines visible on base from wheel throwing process.
Material:: Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:: H-6.8 Dia-4.5 inches
Provenance:: From a collection of Chinese export porcelain that belonged to the Silsby-Chickering-Hough families. This vase was owned by Elliot Chickering (1788-1871) and his wife, Ruth Wilson (1791-1844), of Concord, N.H. The donor, Miss Marion Silsby, was a descendant of the Chickerings. Handwritten note in accession file reads: "Vase / once belonged to Ruth (Wilson) Chickering / mother of Mrs. Geo. H. Silsby / Ruth b- d- / 1844".
Credit Line:: Gift of the Estate of Marion Silsby
People:: Rogers, Arthur (1769-1839), Rogers, Margaret (1770-1848), Chickering, Elliot (1788-1871), Chickering, Ruth (1791-1844), Chickering, Sarah Francis (1820-1902), Silsby, Marion (1892-1973)
Subjects:: Trade, Imports