Ewer and Basin
ca. 1770-1780 (made)
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Baluster-shaped jug (much damaged and repaired) with ribbed lower body and scrollwork handle painted with a shepherd tending his sheep, and with mouldings picked out in yellow and purple; large oval basin with scrolled edge picked out in purple, the centre painted with a rural scene with a woman milking a cow, and the sides with scattered sprigs and insects; the two pieces are from the same factory but probably not original to one another.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Earthenware ewer and basin, possibly made by Antoine Bonnefoy's pottery factory, Marseilles, ca. 1770-1780 |
| Physical description | Baluster-shaped jug (much damaged and repaired) with ribbed lower body and scrollwork handle painted with a shepherd tending his sheep, and with mouldings picked out in yellow and purple; large oval basin with scrolled edge picked out in purple, the centre painted with a rural scene with a woman milking a cow, and the sides with scattered sprigs and insects; the two pieces are from the same factory but probably not original to one another. |
| Credit line | Given from the collection of the late R. Temple Kirkpatrick |
| Production | Acquired as Marseilles, perhaps factory of Antoine Bonnefoy, c. 1760 (which is probably too early) |
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| Accession number | C.39-1920 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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