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Flower pot and stand

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Four-sided pot with champfered corners, slightly flaring sides, everted rim, molded base, bottom pierced with 5 holes; saucer of conforming shape with short raised everted rim; painted underglaze blue on white on sides of pot with Chinese figures and prunus blossoms, on saucer with floral sprays.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
De Drie Posteleyne Astonne (The Three Porcelain Ash-Barrels)
Date
1759–1804
Credit Line
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
15.2 x 13 x 13 cm (6 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Flower pot and stand
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