Toilet-Pot and Cover
1725-1750 (made), 1762-1768 (mounted)
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White porcelain toilet pot with cover, decorated with relief decoration of prunus blossom in the style of Chinese porcelain of Dehua kilns in the province of Fujian. The silver mounts are beaded and chased.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain with relief decoration and silver mounts |
| Brief description | Porcelain toilet-pot and cover from Saint-Cloud, Paris, 1725 - 1750 with French silver mounts 1762 - 1768. |
| Physical description | White porcelain toilet pot with cover, decorated with relief decoration of prunus blossom in the style of Chinese porcelain of Dehua kilns in the province of Fujian. The silver mounts are beaded and chased. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | One of a pair of toilet-pot with covers, C.455 to C-1909. |
| Production | The French silver mounts were added at a later date. |
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| Accession number | C.455B&C-1909 |
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| Record created | May 3, 2000 |
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