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Source Description
A chinoiserie flavor is imparted to this service by its exotic forms and vibrant colors. Each vessel is eight-sided and is bordered at the rim by upturned finials with knobs suggesting pagoda roofs. The sides are alternately enameled with turquoise and red grounds. On the turquoise sides, the motifs include a central, abstract flower with foiled red highlights flanked by feather-like filigree extensions and blossoms, and Chinese motifs. The red sides, in contrast, show branches of red, white, and blue flowers, green leaves and pseudo-Persian script in turquoise.
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Document identity
localId
82407
label
Creamer from a Chinoiserie Coffee Service
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obj
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Source metadata
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82407
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object
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normalized
title
Creamer from a Chinoiserie Coffee Service
description
A chinoiserie flavor is imparted to this service by its exotic forms and vibrant colors. Each vessel is eight-sided and is bordered at the rim by upturned finials with knobs suggesting pagoda roofs. The sides are alternately enameled with turquoise and red grounds. On the turquoise sides, the motifs include a central, abstract flower with foiled red highlights flanked by feather-like filigree extensions and blossoms, and Chinese motifs. The red sides, in contrast, show branches of red, white, and blue flowers, green leaves and pseudo-Persian script in turquoise.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, December 13, 1991, Lot 71; Leo Kaplan, New York, December 13, 1991, by purchase; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., December 20, 1991, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1899-1908
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
creamers
coffee services
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.9
height
13.2
depth
7.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 4 5/16 × W with spout and handle: 5 3/16 × D: 3 1/16 in. (10.9 × 13.2 × 7.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] In Cyrillic: NA; [Symbols] kokoshnik left
88
IL; [Translation] Ivan Lebedkin (Moscow assay master); [Inventory marks] 8778 (deleted with a line through it)
1179; [Stamp] Inside foot
in Latin: EMI
med
silver gilding, filigree and painted enamel
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31590
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EAN
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3423
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