Toilet Jar

ca. 1755-ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Toilet jar, porcelain, cylindrical, moulded with basketwork and painted with flowers in polychrome enamels. Lacking lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Toilet jar, porcelain, cylindrical, painted with flowers in polychrome enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1755-1765
Physical description
Toilet jar, porcelain, cylindrical, moulded with basketwork and painted with flowers in polychrome enamels. Lacking lid.
Marks and inscriptions
'D. V' (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.306-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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