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Ewer with flowering plants, flower sprays and floral scrolls
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Ewer with flowering plants, flower sprays and floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1680 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; formed; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

About this work

Porcelain mug with a pear-shaped body, C-shaped handle and curved spout attached to the neck, painted in underglaze blue. On the body twice a group of flowering plants with a bird and insects. The shoulder with a decorative band and two flower branches. On the neck a band with flower vines, two flower branches and a butterfly. The spout with flower vines and the handle with a leaf branch. Around the foot a decorative band. Above the handle a hole for a mount. Bakzand on the foot ring; the rim has been broken. Arita, blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineEwer with flowering plants, flower sprays en floral scrolls. c. 1650 - c. 1680. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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