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Source Description
Shipping and port scenes were popular decorations for the reserves of Sèvres porcelain. A floral arrangement with grapes appears on the “back” of the piece.Dark blue ground with rectangular and circular panels with flowers and a shipping scene, which is signed, "D.G. 1779."This vase might be part of the set sold to the duchesse de Mazarin in 1779.
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Document identity
localId
24547
label
Flower Pot (Vase hollandois)
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
24547
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Flower Pot (Vase hollandois)
description
Shipping and port scenes were popular decorations for the reserves of Sèvres porcelain. A floral arrangement with grapes appears on the “back” of the piece.Dark blue ground with rectangular and circular panels with flowers and a shipping scene, which is signed, "D.G. 1779."This vase might be part of the set sold to the duchesse de Mazarin in 1779.
provenance
E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1779
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
vases
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.1
height
19.5
depth
14.4
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 7 1/2 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 5 11/16 in. (19.1 × 19.5 × 14.4 cm); Vase H: 7 3/16 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 5 11/16 in. (18.2 × 19.5 × 14.4 cm); Base H: 1 7/8 × W: 7 1/16 × D: 5 3/8 in. (4.7 × 17.9 × 13.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] Intertwined Lls; [Gilder's Mark] B (Boulanger
1754-84)
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1916
3756
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
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