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Artist/Maker	Hess, Georg Friedrich (painter)
Place of origin	Höchst (made)

A rococo medallion containing a lamdscape scene in green and yellow, supported by a figure of Flora in two shades of yellow with bunch of flowers, at her feet a watering can. Over the field are scattered flowers in bright colours, painted to conceal blemishes in the glaze.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware Faience
Object type	Vase
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration Earthenware
Brief description	Vase of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted with colours. Probably painted by Fredrich Hess. German (Hochst), c.1750.
Physical description	A rococo medallion containing a lamdscape scene in green and yellow, supported by a figure of Flora in two shades of yellow with bunch of flowers, at her feet a watering can. Over the field are scattered flowers in bright colours, painted to conceal blemishes in the glaze.
Dimensions	Taken from register height: 9in
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the H. B. Murray Bequest
Object history	Bought from A. Spero, London. Originally thought to have been painted by Ignaz Hess about 1755.
Historical context	Note in Register: (June 14, 1968) Set of three vases. Painted by the elder, Frederick Hess; the father of Ignaz Hess, c.1750. Information supplied by Dr. Horst Reber, Historisches Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Production	Friedrich Hess was the father of Ignaz Hess.
Subject depicted	Flora
Bibliographic references	Klar, M., 'Fayencen von Ignaz Hess', Pantheon, XIII (1934) Reber, H., Die Kurmainzische Porzellanmanufaktur Hochst, Band II, Fayencen, Munich 1986
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.240-1931

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O337202/vase-hess-georg-friedrich/

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