VASE, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Tournai Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The vases have tall pedestal feet and bodies that are wider around the upper and lower portions than in the center. They are painted in a blue-green with the channelling and other details in gold. Other parts of the blue-green are marbelized in gold. Around the center is a freize in pink grisaille representing putti indulging in all sorts of play. the upper and lower portions are bolted together.

Object name:

VASE, ONE OF TWO

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Tournai, Belgium

Date made:

Before 1830

Size:

34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.13.1

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK beehive with fleur de lys on top [on bottom in gold]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973