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Potpourri Vase
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This potpourri vase, in the shape of a "dove-cote," is based on a Meissen model and would have been used as a centerpiece for a dining table.
Provenance
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George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Derby (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 11/16 × W: 5 1/4 × D: 2 3/4 in. (27.2 × 13.4 × 7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Conservatory
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.
48.844