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Bottle Vase

1756 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tall long-necked vase, tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue, the bulbous body with four pairs of rope loops and both body and neck painted with stylised plants, the junction of the body and neck with band inscribed ' .LAUrENS BASSO A Toulouza Le 14e Maÿ 1756.'

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Tall long-necked vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue, Toulouse pottery factory, France, 1756
Physical description
Tall long-necked vase, tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue, the bulbous body with four pairs of rope loops and both body and neck painted with stylised plants, the junction of the body and neck with band inscribed ' .LAUrENS BASSO A Toulouza Le 14e Maÿ 1756.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.7cm
  • Diameter: 23.7cm
  • Weight: 2.150kg
Marks and inscriptions
' .LAUrENS BASSO A Toulouza Le 14e Maÿ 1756.' (Band inscribed at the junction of the body and neck)
Object history
See letters in Register.
Production
Acquired as Toulouse, 1756.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
426-1897

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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