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Ovoid Vase with Long Neck
1723-1735
porcelain with glaze
(China )
(China )
Sky-blue glaze with plum blossom spray delicately incised around the neck.
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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; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2017 | Examination | Examined and cleaned for exhibition. |
| 2/1/2017 | Examination | The vase is intact. The surface required dusting and washing with distilled water to remove grime. The porcelain vase is wheel thrown in three sections. The floral decoration is incised. The pale cobalt blue glaze is clair de lune or sky blue. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 3/16 × Diam: 7 3/8 in. (38.5 × 18.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.262