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Vase
German
16th century
16th century
Object Place: Nuremburg
Medium/Technique
Stoneware, gilded silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 4 7/8" Diameter mouth 2 3/4" base 3 5/8"
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number55.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionCreussen ware. Brownish-black earthenware in diabolo form, silver-gilt mounts. Band at rim engraved in conventional floral pattern. Narrow midband stamped in squares as are centers of 3 connecting straps with scalloped edges, repeated on bottom band with rope molding at lower edge and wide supporting flange, to which 3 pomegranate feet with tendrils are attached.
Provenance1955, Nicolas E. Landau (b. 1887 - d. 1979), Paris; sold by Landau to the MFA for 350,000 fr. (Accession Date: September 15, 1955)