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Vase
Probably by: Greek A Factory (Dutch (Delft), active 1657–1818)
Dutch (Delft)
about 1701-1722
Object Place: Europe, Delft, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze blue, overglaze enamel and gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 22.9 x 6.4 cm (9 x 2 1/2 in.)
Other (Part A; mouth): 1.3cm (1/2in.)
Other (Part B; base): 3.8cm (1 1/2in.)
Other (Part A; mouth): 1.3cm (1/2in.)
Other (Part B; base): 3.8cm (1 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number61.121
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
The decoration of this vase copies the much-admired porcelains wares imported from Arita, in Japan.
DescriptionOctagonal vase with flaring lip and base. Kakiemon decoration In imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain. White glaze with flowers, birds, stylized motifs in deep blue, orange, green, with gold. Indicipherable mark.
Marks
illegible fragment of mark, in red
ProvenanceBy 1960, R. Thornton Wilson, Esq., New York, NY; 1961, gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson. (Accession date: January 11, 1961)