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Wall Fountain and Cover
Made by: Magdeburg Manufactory
Baltic
about 1775
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
Overall: 81.3 x 38.1 cm (32 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.1139a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionArchitectural form and square section with canted corners, the whole supported by a bearded mask, the body with kneeling tritons between manganese foliage and shells, supporting a fountain, the lid surmounted by Venus, robed in iron-red, her features in manganese.
ProvenanceKiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York