Jar
ca. 1700-ca. 1715 (made)
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Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts. Mounts: The mounts at the rims are early 18th-century, but the tripod stands were considered 'modern' when the jars were acquired in 1909. one of a pair with C.457B&C-1909.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts |
| Brief description | Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts, Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1700-1715 |
| Physical description | Jar, probably for tobacco, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with gilt-bronze mounts. Mounts: The mounts at the rims are early 18th-century, but the tripod stands were considered 'modern' when the jars were acquired in 1909. one of a pair with C.457B&C-1909. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (a sun painted in underglaze blue on each cover (base of jars not visible)) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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| Accession number | C.457&A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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