Bocage is a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture characteristic of parts of northern France, southern England, Ireland, the Netherlands, northern Spain and northern Germany, in regions where pastoral farming is the dominant land use.
Bocage of the Boulonnais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Chelsea porcelain candle-holder with bocage background, c. 1765
Bocage country on the Cotentin Peninsula, Lower Normandy
English bocage (Edale valley, Peak District)
Chelsea porcelain factory
Chelsea porcelain is the porcelain made by the Chelsea porcelain manufactory, the first important porcelain manufactory in England, established around 1743–45, and operating independently until 1770, when it was merged with Derby porcelain. It made soft-paste porcelain throughout its history, though there were several changes in the "body" material and glaze used. Its wares were aimed at a luxury market, and its site in Chelsea, London, was close to the fashionable Ranelagh Gardens pleasure ground, opened in 1742.
The Music Lesson, gold anchor, c. 1765, with bocage background. 15 3/8 × 12 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches, 22 lb. (39.1 × 31.1 × 22.2 cm, 10 kg). An example was sold for £8 in 1770; different version, different angle.
Plate, c. 1755, with three vignette scenes from Aesop's Fables
"Botanical" red anchor plate with spray of fruiting Indian bean tree, c. 1755
Red anchor