Caisse a fleurs carree, 2nd size
Plant Box or Orange Tub
ca. 1753-1754 (made)
ca. 1753-1754 (made)
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Form: square, four feet, four pine-cone finials
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: putti and trophies in polychrome
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: putti and trophies in polychrome
Object details
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| Title | Caisse a fleurs carree, 2nd size (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Porcelain plant box or orange tub, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Vincennes porcelain factory, France, ca. 1753-1754 |
| Physical description | Form: square, four feet, four pine-cone finials Ground: bleu celeste Decoration: putti and trophies in polychrome |
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| Gallery label | Gallery 128 Decant 2003
The tub was intended for living plants. It is known that trays were made to go underneath the tubs, but no example has been found.(07/06/2004) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
| Object history | D.M. Currie Bequest. |
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| Accession number | C.425-1921 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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