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Two-Handled Vase Vase

This is a vase. It was painted by Samuel Schellink and manufactured by Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1903 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Arthur G. Altschul. It is credited Gift of Arthur Altschul.

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  • mahogany, ebony, pear (wood) or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain.
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  • 2007-45-12
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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30 x 14.7 x 11 cm (11 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of vase: [1] a crown above an image of a heron with "Rozenburg" above and "den Haag" below, stamped in black (factory mark). [2] the letter "S" with a line down the middle, painted in black (painter's mark). [3] a four pointed star with four eminating rays, painted in black (date mark; 1903). [4] "398" , painted in black (inventory number). [5] "170", molded raised numbering (model number).

Cite this object as

Two-Handled Vase Vase; Manufactured by Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory (Netherlands); Painted by Samuel Schellink (1876 – 1958); Netherlands; porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D: 30 x 14.7 x 11 cm (11 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Gift of Arthur Altschul; 1994-117-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Botanical Expressions and Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

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