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Ewer representing water
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
19th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions
35.56 x 19.05 cm (14 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number58.42
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionHandle of bound rushes; putto with flowered scarf on shell at top; shell modeling on long lip and for seated Neptune at right front, 4 horses heads and forefeet in high relief below; ship in relief and painted turtle on front side, waves opposite. Mermaid below handle (end of tail and two fingers broken), serpent (head gone), dolphins on oval base (screwed on) with polychrome rushes in relief. Mark: crossed swords, blue, under foot.
Provenance1958, Glueckselig and Son, New York; 1958 sold to the MFA for $1,350.00 (Accession Date: February 13, 1958)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 58.41 and 58.42 were purchased together for this price.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 58.41 and 58.42 were purchased together for this price.