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Decorated by: Johannes Schaper (b. 1621 - d. 1670)
German (Nuremberg)
about 1665
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, colored enamels
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 9 3/8"
Credit Line
Gift of Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number60.1177
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionDecorated by Johannes Schaper. White glaze, recumbant orange stag in oval medallion surrounded by gray shield form terminated by crudely formed shell. Shield surrounded by orange line decoration of scrolls and flowers. Neck has branch, flowers, bird, insect in gray pointed out with orange painted in freer style. Splay foot and roped handle. Chips on base, handle has hole where missing pewter top was attached.
Provenance1960, Blumka Gallery, New York; September 26, 1960, sold by Blumka to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1960, gift of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 13, 1960)