Flower-Pot
ca. 1860 (made)
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Flower-pot of bone china painted with enamels. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Seau-shaped with two scrolled handles. On one side are two lovers and on the other is a mandolin-player, both in landscapes in the manner of Watteau. Round the rim is a narrow border of oeil-de-perdixpattern confined by wavy garlands of pink foliage. Festoons of flowers pass over the handles.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Flower-pot of bone china painted with enamels, painted by Carl Henk, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1860. |
| Physical description | Flower-pot of bone china painted with enamels. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Seau-shaped with two scrolled handles. On one side are two lovers and on the other is a mandolin-player, both in landscapes in the manner of Watteau. Round the rim is a narrow border of oeil-de-perdixpattern confined by wavy garlands of pink foliage. Festoons of flowers pass over the handles. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An ermine spot (In green) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Accession number | C.686-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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