Survey of Decorative Arts I - Fall 2007
Class 13 - Early/mid 18th-Century England
1. Wine glass with baluster stem, circa 1710. Unknown maker. Lead glass, London. H. 6.8 in. Victoria and Albert Museum.
2. Side Table, circa 1740. Designed by William Kent, England. Carved pinewood framed, painted white, supporting a marble slab. Height 93.4 cm / Width 198 cm / Depth. 99 cm. Victorian and Albert Museum.
3. Gothic revival style chair from Strawberry Hill, 1755. Designed by Richard Bentley, London. Beechwood, painted black to imitate ebony, with a rush seat. H. 125 cm., W. 61 cm. Victoria and Albert Museum.
4. "Chinese Chippendale" Chair, circa 1760. Unknown maker, London. Carved mahogany; modern upholstery. Victoria and Albert Museum.
5. Epergne, 1743. Paul de Lamerie, London. Silver. H. 25.3 cm., W. 56.5 cm. Victoria and Albert Museum.
6. Apollo and Daphne Candlesticks, circa 1740. Based on a design by George Moser, London. Silver. H. 14.6 in. Victoria and Albert Museum.
7. Chelsea porcelain crayfish salt, 1752-1756. Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. Nicholas Sprimont (modeller), Chelsea Porcelain Factory (manufacturer), London. Height 2 in. (approx.). Victoria and Albert Museum.
8. Octagonal "New Canton" plate, circa 1755. Soft-paste (bone) porcelain. Bow porcelain factory, London. Diam. 9 in. Victoria and Albert Museum.