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Marked by: Adriaen Kocks, Dutch, Proprietor, The Greek A Factory (active 1686–1701)
Dutch (Delft)
about 1690-1700
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H. 19 in.; Base. 6 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession Number2013.1734
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThe tapering square body painted on each side with lotus blossoms and scrolling foliage beneath floral lappetsbelow the teardrop finial, and rising from four deeply molded scallop shells between S-scrolls at the corners, the square foot painted with blue-ground floral lappets. Bell-shaped finial.
Marks
Marked "AK 20" in blue on the underside.
ProvenanceCora Ginsburg, New York. Dr. Günther Grethe, Hamburg, Germany. Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam. 2004, purchased by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2013, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)