Cruet Stand
ca. 1745-1770 (made)
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Boat-shaped slightly bombé stand with two large and two small compartments, the former containing cruets with loose covers; the exterior of the stand is moulded with panels enclosing flowering branches in relief; and the baluster-shaped cruets are similarly decorated
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Creamware (faïence fine), with moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Creamware cruet stand and bottles, probably made by Pont-aux-Choux or possibly by Rue de Charenton pottery factory about 1745-1770 |
| Physical description | Boat-shaped slightly bombé stand with two large and two small compartments, the former containing cruets with loose covers; the exterior of the stand is moulded with panels enclosing flowering branches in relief; and the baluster-shaped cruets are similarly decorated |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Pont-aux-Choux , 2nd half of the 18th century; relabelled c. 1780. However, the body seems early and brittle, and closer to the salt-glazed stonewares that the earliest French creamwares were made in imitation of. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jana Kybalova, European Creamware, 1989, fig. 42 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.580 to D-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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