Pomade or Toilet Jar
ca. 1755-ca. 1765 (made)
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Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover. Painted with flowers in polychrome enamels.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
Brief description | Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1755-1765 |
Physical description | Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover. Painted with flowers in polychrome enamels. |
Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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Accession number | C.297&A-1909 |
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Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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