Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam
Prince Carl of Prussia (1801-83) possibly commissioned this vase to commemorate the completion of his summer residence in Glienicke just outside of Potsdam, renovated in the neoclassical style by the renowned architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1825. This is suggested by the intimate view from the prince’s apartment window painted and signed by Johan Eusebius Anton Forst on one side. This vignette is accompanied on the reverse side by a view of the palace seen across the Havel River.
Artwork Details
- Title: Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam
- Manufactory: Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin (German, founded 1763)
- Artist: Johann Eusebius Anton Forst (German, 1783–1866)
- Artist: After a print by August Wilhelm Schirmer
- Date: ca. 1825
- Culture: German, Berlin
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: confirmed: 16 3/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (41.6 × 28.6 × 28.6 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Richard Baron Cohen, 2019
- Object Number: 2020.254.4
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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1806–09
Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
ca. 1817
Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
ca. 1825
Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
ca. 1825
Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
ca. 1825–37
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