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Chestnut vase with a cityscape and bouquets
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Chestnut vase of soft-paste porcelain (pâte tendré) with two small rocaille handles, painted on the glaze in enamel colors and gold. The vase is pierced in a woven pattern, with four compartments carved into the wall. In the compartments, twice a city view and twice a bouquet. The lid with the same decoration and a handle. The vase is provided with a metal holder with lid. Marked on the underside with the stork.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChestnut vase with a cityscape and bouquets. c. 1778. Doornik. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.