Vase
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1876
DIMENSIONS
6 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (17.5 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm)
MARKINGS
On bottom: Company logo with "76" beneath logo, all printed in puce; applied white rectangular paper label with "6163" written in black ink. On interior wall of base, "281" incised.
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Vase; white-bodied porcelain; shape 281; oval body with square neck and rectangular base and elephant head handles. The base and neck with sang de boeuf ground enlivened with bamboo leaves in white and sang de boeuf, enriched with gilt. The body in white, with sang de boeuf quatrefoil reserves on front and back, painted with gilt dots and gilt border. One side with molded bird in flight and flowering branches in white and sang de boeuf, enriched with gilt outlines; the other side with large molded peony in white and sang de boeuf, enriched with gilt outlines. Handles painted in black, with applied gilt sponging.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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