Vase
ca. 1750 (made)
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Vase of tin-glazed earthenware with relief decoration and painted with enamels. Ovoid shape with a low outward-curving neck. The relief decoration consists of human masks between paired rococo scrolls terminating in eagle's heads and festoons of fruit and leaves. Painted decoration consists of rococo scrolls intertwined with flowers.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with relief decoration and painted with enamels |
Brief description | Vase of earthenware covered with a tin glaze and with applied and painted decoration. German, possibly Hochst, about 1750. |
Physical description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware with relief decoration and painted with enamels. Ovoid shape with a low outward-curving neck. The relief decoration consists of human masks between paired rococo scrolls terminating in eagle's heads and festoons of fruit and leaves. Painted decoration consists of rococo scrolls intertwined with flowers. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
Historical context | Note in Register: In the opinion of Mr. Michel Oppenheim of Mainz this piece is not Hochst. |
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Accession number | C.127-1951 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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