Vase and Cover
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The scene was probably painted by Johann Karl Gerlach, and depicts the Residenzschloß Heidecksburg, overlooking the town of Rudelstadt, with Friederike Sophie Auguste von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1745-1778), and her African attendant
She was the daughter of Fürst Johann Friedrich von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt,
and in 1763 merried Friedrich Karl von Scharzburg-Rudolstadt, the cousin of her father.
She was the daughter of Fürst Johann Friedrich von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt,
and in 1763 merried Friedrich Karl von Scharzburg-Rudolstadt, the cousin of her father.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded, probably painted by J.K. Gerlach, Volkstedt porcelain factory, Thuringia, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A hayfork (In blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The scene was probably painted by Johann Karl Gerlach, and depicts the Residenzschloß Heidecksburg, overlooking the town of Rudelstadt, with Friederike Sophie Auguste von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1745-1778), and her African attendant She was the daughter of Fürst Johann Friedrich von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and in 1763 merried Friedrich Karl von Scharzburg-Rudolstadt, the cousin of her father. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.146&A-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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