Cachepot
ca. 1750-1760 (made), ca. 1746 (modelled)
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Cachepot of hard-paste porcelain. Square, tapering shape, the edge with projecting moulded shell cresting and (at corners) scrolled leaves. Body relief moulded in basketwork and forget-me-not pattern. Painted with scattered Manierblumen. Ornaments partly gilt. Feet and skirt ornaments lost and replaced by a flat bronze mount.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with modern bronze mount |
Brief description | Cachepot, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, with modern bronze mount; modelled about 1746; made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-60 |
Physical description | Cachepot of hard-paste porcelain. Square, tapering shape, the edge with projecting moulded shell cresting and (at corners) scrolled leaves. Body relief moulded in basketwork and forget-me-not pattern. Painted with scattered Manierblumen. Ornaments partly gilt. Feet and skirt ornaments lost and replaced by a flat bronze mount. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Marks not visible (Previously recorded on the register with crossed swords mark in blue.) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
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.57-1922 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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