Toilet or Pommade Pot and Cover

ca. 1750-ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Toilet or pommade pot and cover, porcelain. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover, which has a rosebud finial.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Toilet or pommade pot and cover, porcelain, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1750-1765
Physical description
Toilet or pommade pot and cover, porcelain. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover, which has a rosebud finial.
Marks and inscriptions
'D,V' (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Collection
Accession number
C.298&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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