Vase
- Object Name:
- Vase
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.107
- Place of Origin:
- Bennington, VT (possibly)
- Date:
- 1847-1858
- Description:
- Vase, Parian porcelain. Slender vase with oval cross section. Flat circular base, scalloped oval rim, matte finish with handpainted blue decoration on front and back. Decoration is both molded and painted. Moldings include cameos on front and back featuring two children leaning against each other. Recessed portions of cameo are painted blue. A bird sits on ground by children's feet and two birds by their heads. Cameo surrounded on outside with leaves. Sides of shoulders decorated with applied grape clusters and leaves. Grapes are hand-formed rather than molded. Molded decoration on neck include fluted sections surrounded at its narrowest point with a band of flowers. No maker's mark seen.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Parian - Dimensions:
- H-6.25 W-2.9 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Rogers Collection -- a gift (and later bequest) of Josephine Rogers given in memory of her husband, Harry K. Rogers -- consists of a large collection of New Hampshire glass, parian ware, and other decorative arts. No history given for this object.
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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