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Source Description
This oviform vase has a "bleu de roi" ground, and is richly decorated with garlands of leaves in gold. It has a tall fluted neck and golden handles with rings and festoons. On the front is a painted scene with a group of peasants, and the reverse with a brightly-colored bird chasing a butterfly surrounded by flowers. There are several similar vases in the Royal Collection in England.
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Document identity
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23235
label
Oviform Vase
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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23235
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Oviform Vase
description
This oviform vase has a "bleu de roi" ground, and is richly decorated with garlands of leaves in gold. It has a tall fluted neck and golden handles with rings and festoons. On the front is a painted scene with a group of peasants, and the reverse with a brightly-colored bird chasing a butterfly surrounded by flowers. There are several similar vases in the Royal Collection in England.
provenance
E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, no. 43; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1780
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 7/16 in. (41.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Visible marks. [Factory Mark] In blue: Intertwined Lls
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1916
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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19ec36082b3218f6
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2
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photo
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5811f7ce56b0a9cf
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3
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photo
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