Collections: Decorative Arts: Vase

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Vase

• Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
• Medium: Porcelain
• Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1876
• Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm) Diameter at top: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
• Markings: Printed on base in black: head of an eagle with "S" in beak
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 68.87.45
• Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
• Image: Overall, 68.87.45.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Union Porcelain Works (1863-ca.1922). Vase, ca. 1876. Porcelain, 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm) Diameter at top: 4 in. (10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.45 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.45.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: White porcelain vase, vitreous glaze, with polychrome and gilded decoration. Cylinder shape that tapers toward top, slightly molded lip; supported on three feet, each in the form of a lizard biting a monkey applied along the side of the vase. Body has rust ground with geometric patterned bands in black and white around top and bottom edge; around neck, spray of flowers within triangular registers; on body between feet, two white panels stacked vertically containing different flowers; gilded band around lip and around base. CONDITION: Good.