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Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
About 1740
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and brown enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 25.7 cm (1 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2085
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWhite ground blue underglaze decoration in Chinese manner. Border divided and decorated with plant-life and figures. Center trees rocks and bird etc., rim painted brown. Underneath border has border decoration of leaves and flowers and base center with floral decoration.
Marks
Crossed swords with dot underglaze blue. Incised "20".
ProvenanceAugust 22, 1944, probably sold by the Art Exchange, New York, NY 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)