Vase
ca. 1680-1700 (made)
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Bottle, made of buff-coloured clay of oviform shape with a tiny, vertical foot and tall, flaring neck with a white tin glaze, painted in blue with chinese figures, standing, seated and riding a camel or a horse in a landscape. Marked on the underside with a mark resembling a '5' with a curved top stroke.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Bottle of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in blue. German, Frankfurt am Main, about 1680 to 1700. |
| Physical description | Bottle, made of buff-coloured clay of oviform shape with a tiny, vertical foot and tall, flaring neck with a white tin glaze, painted in blue with chinese figures, standing, seated and riding a camel or a horse in a landscape. Marked on the underside with a mark resembling a '5' with a curved top stroke. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '5' (Painted in blue) |
| Gallery label | Vase
probably made Frankfurt, Germany 1680-1700
Mark: '5', painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
C.68-1977 Given by Mrs. D.B. Simpson(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs D. B. Simpson |
| Object history | Originally thought to be Delft, about 1680. |
| Historical context | (Communication from R. Liefkes) Also according to Jan Daan van Dam and Hans & Jacobien Ressing 14-11-2001, not Delft. |
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| Accession number | C.68-1977 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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