ORNAMENTAL VASE REPRESENTING "WINTER"
Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
About this object
The theme of the decoration of the vase is winter. At the top are orange flames. To the left sits a putto wearing a hooded cape in turquoise lined with fur. He is holding a brazier of coals in his left hand. To the right protrudes a speckled bird, which turns its head towards its back and forms a circle with its outspread wings. In the center is a rounded medallion with a painted scene of a man adjusting a woman's shoe in a winter landscape. All over the vase are molded rococo scrolls touched with gold and mauve pink. It stands on a high foot which is also decorated. The vase may also represent fire as one of the four elements.
- Object name:
- ORNAMENTAL VASE REPRESENTING "WINTER"
- Made from:
- Hard-paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- 1810-1820
- Size:
- H. 13 1/4 × W. 6 1/2 × D. 5 in. (33.7 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.71
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: crossed swords in underglaze blue
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973