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Hexagonal jar
Possibly made by: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
31.3 x 19.5 cm (12 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2033a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
Description[One of a] Pair of hexagonal vases with covers, decorated in iron red blue and green flowers and paradise birds, in the Kakiemon style. On shoulder and cover green tendrils on red ground and flying cocks in panels. Marked with early Johanneum crossed swords with curving hilts in blue enamel
Marks
crossed swords with curving hilts in blue enamel
ProvenanceMrs. Friedländer-Fuld (probably Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld, b. 1866 - d. 1943), Berlin. Acquired from Erna Stiebel (b. 1902 - d. 1994) by Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York [see note 1]; September 24, 1945, sold by Rosenberg and Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] According to correspondence from Gerald Stiebel (July 9, 2007; in MFA curatorial file). She was Hans Stiebel's wife and a member of the firm of Rosenberg and Stiebel.
NOTES:
[1] According to correspondence from Gerald Stiebel (July 9, 2007; in MFA curatorial file). She was Hans Stiebel's wife and a member of the firm of Rosenberg and Stiebel.