Porcelain from China
Between the 17th and mid-20th century, it was fashionable for the gentry to display fine porcelain and other arts from China. This one is called the Fonthill vase and is a very rare, well-documented porcelain piece. Apparently it was made in the 13th century during the Yuan dynasty. It was acquired by King Louis the Great of Hungary. He later presented it to Charles I of Durazzo of Albania.
This vase was then recorded in the collection of Dauphin of France in 1713. Following the French Revolution, William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire (England) acquired it. In 1882, William Beckford's brother-in-law, the Duke of Hamilton sold it off in 1882, when the National Museum of Ireland acquired it.
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I'm afraid this batch of photos are really rather poorly-taken. Taking photos through glass display cases hand-held with little control of the lighting is not easy, and I lack the knowledge and experience to do it right.
But they give you a taste of the collections housed in the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, I hope!
Porcelain from China
Between the 17th and mid-20th century, it was fashionable for the gentry to display fine porcelain and other arts from China. This one is called the Fonthill vase and is a very rare, well-documented porcelain piece. Apparently it was made in the 13th century during the Yuan dynasty. It was acquired by King Louis the Great of Hungary. He later presented it to Charles I of Durazzo of Albania.
This vase was then recorded in the collection of Dauphin of France in 1713. Following the French Revolution, William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire (England) acquired it. In 1882, William Beckford's brother-in-law, the Duke of Hamilton sold it off in 1882, when the National Museum of Ireland acquired it.
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I'm afraid this batch of photos are really rather poorly-taken. Taking photos through glass display cases hand-held with little control of the lighting is not easy, and I lack the knowledge and experience to do it right.
But they give you a taste of the collections housed in the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, I hope!