Pipe Bowl
ca. 1750-1755 (made), 19th century (mounted)
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Pipe bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls. Silver-gilt mounts including a hinged cover shaped as a cuirassier's helmet. Painted with 'Watteau' figures in a park setting and scattered flowers (Manierblumen).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels, with silver-gilt mounts |
| Brief description | Pipe bowl, hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels, with 19th century silver-gilt mounts, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-55 |
| Physical description | Pipe bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls. Silver-gilt mounts including a hinged cover shaped as a cuirassier's helmet. Painted with 'Watteau' figures in a park setting and scattered flowers (Manierblumen). |
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| Credit line | Given by Monsieur A. Bichet |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.16-1912 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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