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Creussen ware pot
German
About 1730
Object Place: Nurnberg
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 7"; rim 3" in diameter; base about 6 1/2" in Diameter
Credit Line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number62.199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionUnglazed. 5 raised notched bandings on neck. Decorated with 3 large polychrome flowers (red, white, green) and nude figure of infant seated on barrel with garlands on head and around loins holding basket of fruit and glass. Band of leaves and flowers around base. Inscribed in white on bottom: BENE/DICATI/ESUS/ 1617. Chip on rim.
Provenance1960, Blumka Gallery, New York; December 3, 1960, sold by Blumka to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1962, gift of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1962)