Vase with cover (one of a pair)

ca. 1700

Not on view

The shape and decoration are modeled after imported Chinese porcelains. Large Dutch vases and their Chinese prototypes were admired in England and remained part of formal interior furnishings for over a century.

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Title: Vase with cover (one of a pair)
Artist: Lambertus van Eenhoorn (Dutch, 1651–1721)
Factory: De Metaale Pot Factory (Dutch, 1670–1771/75)
Date: ca. 1700
Culture: Dutch, Delft
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Height: 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Object Number: 50.211.44a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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