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1938

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Potpourri Vase Potpourri Vase

This is a potpourri vase. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. It is dated ca. 1835 and we acquired it in 1938. 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 Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 29 × 23.5 × 16 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: vase): 21.5 × 23.5 × 16 cm (8 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 9 × 9.5 cm (3 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] scepter, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Factory Berlin mark) [2] orb over "K.P.M.", stamped or painted overglaze in iron red [3] "38", impressed underglaze [4] "45", impressed underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Potpourri Vase Potpourri Vase; Manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 29 × 23.5 × 16 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: vase): 21.5 × 23.5 × 16 cm (8 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 9 × 9.5 cm (3 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-377-a,b

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