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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Flower Holder

1685-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower holder in two parts with dragon handles. The cover is surmounted by fifteen spouts for flowers in three tiers. Both parts are painted in blue with Chinese flowers and conventional ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Flower holder in two parts with dragon handles and fifteen spouts, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration in cobalt blue, attributed to the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, 1685-1700
Physical description
Flower holder in two parts with dragon handles. The cover is surmounted by fifteen spouts for flowers in three tiers. Both parts are painted in blue with Chinese flowers and conventional ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.5cm
  • Width: 27.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
A sword (On both parts)
Gallery label
Flower holder under the ownership of Adrianus Kocx, Attributed to made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, Netherlands 1685-1700 Marked on both parts with a sword Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration 3843&A-1901 Given by Sir Thomas W. Holbourne to the Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Sir Thomas W. Holbourne to the Jermyn Street Collection
Production
Made at the factory "De Grieksche A" under the ownership of Adrianus Kocx. All other known vases of this type are marked with "AK" of Adrianus Kocx, who was ownwer of "De Grieksche A" factory from 1686 until 1701.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • The Hague. 1999. Catalogue entry 16.
  • For similar florwer vases, see: D. Aronson et al, Delftware: Transcending Allure: Pair of Flower Vased, Amsterdam 2017, with further references.
Collection
Accession number
3843&A-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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