/internal/media/dispatcher/1261242/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=4B1F2ED1876D36F6EE00695096DC34C7Pair of flower vases as triumphal archesabout 1690-1705Adriaen Kocks, Dutch, Proprietor, The Greek A FactoryHeight x width x depth: 29.5 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (11 5/8 x 12 x 3 in.)Tin-glazed earthenwareThe G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger2012.605.1-21Pair of tulip vases in the form of triumphal arches, each with five upper and two lower spouts with blue and white decoration. Their front and back sides are different: one side is richly embellished with rusticated stones and topped with a grotesque mask; and the other side has stones painted to simulate cracks and decay, surmounted with a cartouche with the goddes Flora holding a bouquet.
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