Cruet and Cover
ca. 1730-1735 (made)
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Cruet and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Hexagonal baluster shape with profiled high foot and long neck. Lip spout; S-handle with offset scroll. High profiled cover with gilt urn knob. Painted in enamel colours and gold in Kakiemon style with flowers and flying phoenix. Brown cover edge.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cruet and cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730-35 |
| Physical description | Cruet and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Hexagonal baluster shape with profiled high foot and long neck. Lip spout; S-handle with offset scroll. High profiled cover with gilt urn knob. Painted in enamel colours and gold in Kakiemon style with flowers and flying phoenix. Brown cover edge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Ella R. Christie |
| Object history | Formerly James Chisholm Collection. |
| 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.54&A-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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