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Creative Commons License
Vase
1680-1710
porcelain with cobalt blue glaze
(China )
(China )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2017 | Examination | Examined and cleaned for exhibition. |
| 1/30/2017 | Examination | The vase is powder blue (cobalt oxide) with transparent interior glaze. The flat underside of the base has transparent glaze. The vase is wheel thrown in three parts: the bulbous body; upper shoulder and most of neck; and the top 4.5-5 cm. of the neck. The joins or seams are visible through the glaze. The join at the top of the neck can be felt on the interior. The vase is undamaged except for a small repaired chip on the upper lip. The vase has an 1876 Philadelphia Centennial sticker on the underside "A 103". |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 9/16 × Diam: 8 9/16 in. (39.5 × 21.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
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.
49.1907