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Flower Pot (Vase hollandois)
Shipping and port scenes were popular decorations for the reserves of Sèvres porcelain. A floral arrangement with grapes appears on the “back” of the piece.
Dark blue ground with rectangular and circular panels with flowers and a shipping scene, which is signed, "D.G. 1779."
This vase might be part of the set sold to the duchesse de Mazarin in 1779.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/24/2015 | Examination | Examined |
| 9/24/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned |
| 9/24/2015 | Examination | Examined in preparation for exhibition. |
| 9/24/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 7 1/2 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 5 11/16 in. (19.1 × 19.5 × 14.4 cm); Vase H: 7 3/16 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 5 11/16 in. (18.2 × 19.5 × 14.4 cm); Base H: 1 7/8 × W: 7 1/16 × D: 5 3/8 in. (4.7 × 17.9 × 13.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.630