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Factory: Unidentified Delft factory
Flower vase in the form of a Chinese sage or deity with three spouts for flowers on his head and shoulders, of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. The figure is supported on a low rectangular base with two arches cut away at the front and back, and one at each end to produce six low feet. The sage or deity stands with his feet together flanked by low branches. He has a moustache, and a beard, and wears a long gown decorated with flowers, a vertical panel of scrolls, and border patterns. His right arm is bent across his chest, and with his left hand he holds his robe across his body. Three flower spouts decorated with scattered flowers spring from his head and shoulders. The base is decorated with ovals, and circular wheel motifs reserved in a blue ground
History note: Sotheby's, late 1899 or 1900; Mr Aked, London; Mr S.E. Mossel, 6 Manette Street, London (also dealer in Amsterdam) from whom purchased on 9 November 1900 with other pieces, and valued at £5 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1700
Possibly De Metalen Pot (the Metal Pot) factory. It has been suggested that this vase and its pair might have been made in Braunschweig in Germany (see Documentation)
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in cobalt-blue
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2524A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73661
Old object number: 1159
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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