Eye Bath
1730-1735 (made)
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Eye bath of hard-paste porcelain. Oval cup on funnel foot. Purple ground. Two lobed reserves with Höroldt chinoiseries. Inside, a chinoiserie framed by gilt scrolls enclosing lustre panels and laub-und bandelwerk in iron-red and purple. Gilt lace ornament inside rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Eye bath, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1730-1735. |
| Physical description | Eye bath of hard-paste porcelain. Oval cup on funnel foot. Purple ground. Two lobed reserves with Höroldt chinoiseries. Inside, a chinoiserie framed by gilt scrolls enclosing lustre panels and laub-und bandelwerk in iron-red and purple. Gilt lace ornament inside rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.36-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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