Pot-Pourri Vase and Cover
ca. 1755-1765 (made)
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Pot-pourri vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Gadrooned bulbous body supported by rococo scrolls. Low, profiled circular base. Domed, pierced, relief-moulded cover with knob modelled as a budding rose. Reliefs and scrolls picked out in colours and gold. Festoons and scattered Manierblumen.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Pot-pourri vase and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755-65 |
| Physical description | Pot-pourri vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Gadrooned bulbous body supported by rococo scrolls. Low, profiled circular base. Domed, pierced, relief-moulded cover with knob modelled as a budding rose. Reliefs and scrolls picked out in colours and gold. Festoons and scattered Manierblumen. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Marks covered by restoration |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| 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.324&A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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