# Punch Bowl

- By: Chelsea Porcelain Factory (London, England, c. 1745-1784)
- Date: c. 1765
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 17.5 × 38.8 cm (6 7/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Chelsea
- Credit line: Florence L. Notter Endowment
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/145842)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1b86c629-6007-dd88-b29b-4727b8ba1efd/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Magnificent in scale and lavish in decoration, this punch bowl represents the English response to the High Rococo style of French porcelain at Sèvres. With a dense, dark blue ground color and lavish, applied gold frames surrounding the three bird-filled cartouches, it was intended to compete with French imports of the highest quality.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0