Toilet Jar and Cover
ca. 1775-1793 (made)
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Cylindrical toilet jar, domed cover with bud finial; painted in polychrome enamels with scattered flowers, predominantly pink.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain toilet jar and cover, painted in mostly pink flowers, by Sceaux pottery factory, France, ca. 1775-1793 |
| Physical description | Cylindrical toilet jar, domed cover with bud finial; painted in polychrome enamels with scattered flowers, predominantly pink. |
| Marks and inscriptions | an anchor (incised mark for the Duc de Penthièvre, high admiral, owner of the factory 1775-93) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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| Accession number | C.523&A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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