Chelsea
(England 1744–1769)
Tryolean dancers
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
The group is based on a Meissen prototype modelled probably by Kändler c1743 and traditionally known as either the ‘Tyrolean dancers’ or the ‘Dutch dancers’. Joseph Willems may have been responsible for the Chelsea model. The group was an especially popular one copied also at Bow and Derby. Examples are even known in Chinese export porcelain.
- Year
- circa 1755-circa 1758
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- 17.7 x 14.3 x 9.6 cm
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.97
