Ewer
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1889
DIMENSIONS
9 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (24.8 x 15.9 x 15.9 cm)
MARKINGS
Underside of base. Printed in purple paint: company logo/"O"/"1161"; hand painted in red: "PE", and "9"; in black paint: "[G]" and "[2 with two dots above]"; impressed: company mark , "1161"/"P"; white rectangular adhesive paper label : "7443".
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.287
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Ivory-bodied molded ewer with flattened semi-spherical body raised on circular, gilded stepped foot. Body painted with asymmetrical naturalistic depictions of flowers in red, green, blue, yellow, and pink, all with gold highlights. Two tiered graduated cylindrical neck, painted with asymmetrical flowers, rises from center of concave circular form with gilded exterior and white interior to flared, undulating gilded spout. Opposite, square profile scroll handle curves inward to meet gilded disc-like knop at mid-point of neck.
Condition: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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