Flower Vase
ca. 1765 (made)
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Flower vase of hard-paste porcelain. Bow-fronted, with straight back and six holders for flowers (five cup-shaped, one segmental). Moulded on the front with bold fluting and at the top and bottom irregular shell pattern picked out in crimson and gold. In the middle an irregular rococo panel in relief similarly decorated, in which is painted a bouquet of flowers in natural colours; to the right and left similar bouquets.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Flower vase, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Flower vase of hard-paste porcelain. Bow-fronted, with straight back and six holders for flowers (five cup-shaped, one segmental). Moulded on the front with bold fluting and at the top and bottom irregular shell pattern picked out in crimson and gold. In the middle an irregular rococo panel in relief similarly decorated, in which is painted a bouquet of flowers in natural colours; to the right and left similar bouquets. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Stuart G. Davis |
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| Accession number | C.63-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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