Vase
ca. 1749-1758 (made)
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Baluster shape, with short narrow neck for a cover, now lost. On the front is painted a fantastic landscape, with buildings and a tree in the middle and two Chinese to either side. Stylised rocks and flowers frame the main design from each side; a bird and two moths are in the field. On the reverse, a palm-like tree and a moth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Vase of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours. Painted by Adam Ludwig. German, Höchst, about 1749-58. |
| Physical description | Baluster shape, with short narrow neck for a cover, now lost. On the front is painted a fantastic landscape, with buildings and a tree in the middle and two Chinese to either side. Stylised rocks and flowers frame the main design from each side; a bird and two moths are in the field. On the reverse, a palm-like tree and a moth. |
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| Gallery label | Vase
Painted by Adam Ludwig, Höchst, Germany about 1749-1758
Marks: 'AL' under the base a wheel, in black
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.222-1938(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bought |
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| Accession number | C.222-1938 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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