Vase
1755-1760 (made)
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Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Double gourd shape with a stepped-back lip. Painted on both sides with two purple monochrome landscapes with buildings enclosed in irregularly shaped frames of slight rococo scrolls and painted in various colours. Small coloured flowers in fields between the panels. Slight formal border in purple at the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, 1755-1760. |
| Physical description | Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Double gourd shape with a stepped-back lip. Painted on both sides with two purple monochrome landscapes with buildings enclosed in irregularly shaped frames of slight rococo scrolls and painted in various colours. Small coloured flowers in fields between the panels. Slight formal border in purple at the top. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A wheel with six spokes (In purple) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk |
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| Accession number | C.53-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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