Pastille-Burner and Cover
1776-1790 (made)
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Pastille-burner and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Three-sided base with wavy rims and a dome rising in the middle. From the corners rises three rococo-scrolled supports which sustain a squat bulbous bowl with spreading foot; short cylindrical lid with flat-top pierced with holes and a bunch of flowers applied and painted. The bowl is vertically fluted and has sprays of flowers painted and applied.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, moulded and applied and painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Pastille-burner and cover, hard-paste porcelain, moulded and applied and painted in enamels; made in Germany, decorated at The Hague porcelain factory, 1776-1790 |
| Physical description | Pastille-burner and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Three-sided base with wavy rims and a dome rising in the middle. From the corners rises three rococo-scrolled supports which sustain a squat bulbous bowl with spreading foot; short cylindrical lid with flat-top pierced with holes and a bunch of flowers applied and painted. The bowl is vertically fluted and has sprays of flowers painted and applied. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A stork, in blue enamel |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
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| Accession number | C.111&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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