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Barrel-shaped tankard and cover with flowering plants in panels
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Barrel-shaped tankard and cover with flowering plants in panels

Samson & Cie. · c. 1875 - c. 1949 · turning; vitrification; paint; emailleren; fired; glaze; email; porcelain; brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Ton-shaped mug of porcelain with a flat lid with a brass hinge and C-shaped handle, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, aubergine, and black. On the wall, four elongated, scalloped cartouches with flowering plants (peony, hydrangea, prunus) on a rock with birds. Around the cartouches, lacework with a hanging compartment with lotus scrolls. Around the foot and the rim, a band with lacework with a chrysanthemum motif. On the handle, two flower branches. The lid with the same band. The hinge with an engraved flower and branch. Famille verte. A European (Samson?) imitation in the Chinese Famille Verte style.

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Credit lineBarrel-shaped tankard and cover with flowering plants in panels. c. 1875 - c. 1949. Samson & Cie.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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