BF19
Further images
Of baluster form, with a loop handle and raised moulded lotus-petal panels, decorated in shades of underglaze blue, the lotus panels painted alternately with 'Long Elizas' and jardinières with floweing plants, both in terraced gardens, the shoulder painted with leafy sprigs; the panels, foot and neck with fine blue outlines, the domed cover with a rounded finial, decorated with four panels, alternately painted with boys and peony blooms, the base glazed, painted with an Artemisia leaf.
Literature
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, miniature versions of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain forms were highly prized in Europe. These miniatures would be placed in ornate 'porcelain cabinets', alongside larger ceramics. An example of such a display can be viewed at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, where an elaborate 18th century dollhouse contains its own miniature 'porcelain room'.
