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Pot-pourri vases

Scope note

Covered vaselike containers characterized by pierced decorations on the shoulder or cover, or both. Intended primarily for liquid pot-pourri. For similar containers, often vaselike in form, in which aromatic pastilles may be burned or liquid perfumes evaporated, use "cassolettes."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198931

Term used for

vases, pot-pourri

Equivalent Terms used

pot-pourri vase

Created

13yrs ago

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