There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.
See more objects with the color grey darkgrey dimgrey or see all the colors for this object.
Object Timeline
|
1953 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2025 |
|
Pair of Potpourri Vases Vases
This is a vases. It was possibly by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Georgiana L. McClellan.
It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a: vase): 20.8 × 15.5 × 13 cm (8 3/16 × 6 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.) H x W x D (b: vase): 20.8 × 16 × 12.5 cm (8 3/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of vase a (unglazed): [1] "5", incised [2] "5853" above "y C W", written with pencil (?) [3] a tick, written in pencil Underside of vase b (unglazed) [1] "5", incised [2] "953" (?), written in pencil (very faint) [3] cursive "y P" and "y", written in pencil [4] "3" on label with black border (torn off)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Pair of Potpourri Vases Vases; Possibly by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a: vase): 20.8 × 15.5 × 13 cm (8 3/16 × 6 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.) H x W x D (b: vase): 20.8 × 16 × 12.5 cm (8 3/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-59-a,b
