Pot-Pourri Vase
ca. 1762-1765 (made)
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Of bombé rococo design, on spiral wrythen base, with two scrolled handles, the cover with rococo scrollwork rim and naturalistic fruit or flower knop; the ornament picked out in red and painted in colours with bunches of flowers
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware pot-pourri vase and cover, made by Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, about 1762-1765 |
| Physical description | Of bombé rococo design, on spiral wrythen base, with two scrolled handles, the cover with rococo scrollwork rim and naturalistic fruit or flower knop; the ornament picked out in red and painted in colours with bunches of flowers |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Bequest |
| Production | For a similar vase, but with mark of Paul Hannong and dated c. 1754-60, see Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, exhibition catalogue, 'Faïences Françaies, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles', 1980, cat. 453 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, col. pl. G, where dated c. 1760 |
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| Accession number | C.218&A-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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