Pot Pourri Vase
ca. 1775 (made), 1777-1785 (decorated)
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Pot-pourri vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Inverted bell-shape, flattened, on a pedestal foot and with a pierced shoulder contracting to a lobed mouth. Rocaille relief work, especially on the shoulder. Chintz-pattern ground in crimson on pink, with a circular panel containing turkeys in a landscape on one side. Green, gold and blue pick out the relief work.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, pierced and gilded |
Brief description | Pot-pourri vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Ansbach porcelain factory, Ansbach, ca. 1775, decorated in The Hague, 1777-1785. |
Physical description | Pot-pourri vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Inverted bell-shape, flattened, on a pedestal foot and with a pierced shoulder contracting to a lobed mouth. Rocaille relief work, especially on the shoulder. Chintz-pattern ground in crimson on pink, with a circular panel containing turkeys in a landscape on one side. Green, gold and blue pick out the relief work. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk |
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Accession number | C.47-1956 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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