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Écuelle with Apple Finial écuelle

This is a écuelle. It was manufactured by Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Carl Thieme Saxonian Porcelain Company and Samson in the style of Frankenthal. It is dated mid- 18th– late 18th century and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman. It is credited Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 10 × 17 × 13.5 cm (3 15/16 × 6 11/16 × 5 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: écuelle): 5.5 × 17 × 13.5 cm (2 3/16 × 6 11/16 × 5 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: cover): 5.5 × 14 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of écuelle: [1] crowned "CT" (intertwined), painted in underglaze blue (manufactory mark) [2] "VIII", painted in underglaze blue [3] "2" above "0", impressed underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

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Cite this object as

Écuelle with Apple Finial écuelle; Manufactured by Samson in the style of Frankenthal (France), Carl Thieme Saxonian Porcelain Company, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory; Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 10 × 17 × 13.5 cm (3 15/16 × 6 11/16 × 5 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: écuelle): 5.5 × 17 × 13.5 cm (2 3/16 × 6 11/16 × 5 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: cover): 5.5 × 14 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.); Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman; 1992-5-10-a,b

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