Tobacco Jar and Cover
ca. 1760 (made)
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Tobacco jar and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Straight-sided jar, square on plan, with slightly domed flanged cover in the form of a very flat barrel vault.
The sides of the jar have each a cartouche with a scrolled rocaille frame worked in relief on a diaper ground of quatrefoils, also in relief; within these cartouches are sprays of flowers painted in enamel colours. The cover is similarly decorated.
The sides of the jar have each a cartouche with a scrolled rocaille frame worked in relief on a diaper ground of quatrefoils, also in relief; within these cartouches are sprays of flowers painted in enamel colours. The cover is similarly decorated.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with moulded decoration in relief, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Tobacco jar and cover, hard-paste porcelain with moulded decoration in relief and painted in enamels, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Brunswick, Germany, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Tobacco jar and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Straight-sided jar, square on plan, with slightly domed flanged cover in the form of a very flat barrel vault. The sides of the jar have each a cartouche with a scrolled rocaille frame worked in relief on a diaper ground of quatrefoils, also in relief; within these cartouches are sprays of flowers painted in enamel colours. The cover is similarly decorated. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Louis Cahen |
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| Accession number | C.35&A-1957 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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