Vase and Cover
ca. 1775 (made)
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Pear-shaped body with double sides, the outer being moulded in relief with two rococo-scrolled escutcheons and pierced between them with an openwork trellis-pattern, at the intersections of which are rosettes in relief. The domed cover and high foot are pierced with similar ornament.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded and pierced |
| Brief description | Vase amd cover of earthenware covered with a tin glaze. German, Stockelsdorf, about 1775. |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped body with double sides, the outer being moulded in relief with two rococo-scrolled escutcheons and pierced between them with an openwork trellis-pattern, at the intersections of which are rosettes in relief. The domed cover and high foot are pierced with similar ornament. |
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| Gallery label | Vase and cover
Made in Stockelsdorf, Germany about 1775
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.181&A-1922 Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maud Louise Allen)(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
| Object history | Originally thought to have been made in Munden, near Hannover. From Mr. Allen's Loan Collection, no.764. |
| Historical context | Note in Register: A vase with identical moulding, but with a flower finial, is in the Kunst[?] in Copenhagen (see photos in Dept.). It is painted in enamels and has the Stockelsdorf factory mark. |
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| Accession number | C.181&A-1922 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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