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Jar

ca. 1700-ca. 1715 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts. Mounts: The mounts at the rims are early 18th-century, but the tripod stands were considered 'modern' when the jars were acquired in 1909. one of a pair with C.457&A-1909.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts
Brief description
Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts, Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1700-1715
Physical description
Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts. Mounts: The mounts at the rims are early 18th-century, but the tripod stands were considered 'modern' when the jars were acquired in 1909. one of a pair with C.457&A-1909.
Marks and inscriptions
(a sun painted in underglaze blue on each cover (base of jars not visible))
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Collection
Accession number
C.457B&C-1909

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Record createdOctober 8, 2004
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