| Accession # |
68.87.47 |
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Manufacturer |
Union Porcelain Works
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| Title |
Plant Container or Cache Pot |
| Date |
ca. 1877 |
| Medium |
Porcelain |
| Dimensions |
5 7/8 x 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (14.9 x 23.8 x 23.8 cm) |
| Marks |
On underside: transfer-printed in green, "U.P.W." above head of an eagle; transfer-printed in tan, "[within urn] UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y."
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| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Franklin Chace |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf P (Ceramics)
|
| Description |
White porcelain plant container or cache pot with vitreous glaze and applied decorations and gilding. Squat cylinder form; indented band near both top and bottom edge. One side is decorated with different birds and a nest in flowering branches. Opposite side has three panels, each surrounded by thin branches: central panel is star-shaped with scene of field mouse and clams; each side panel is rectangular in shape with a lady in period costume. Gold, black, and red-orange bands around both top and bottom edge.
Condition: Good; some losses to paint and gilding. |
