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Flower container (Vase)
Samson, Edme et Cie
1870-1930
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samson, Edme et Cie (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
1960.0062.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Captain Roger G. Gerry
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Object Number
1960.0062.003
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Samson, Edme et Cie (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1870-1930
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: A pseudo-Chinese mark in brick-red
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: "M D/ A Trifle From Lowestoft/ 1795" in black enamel within a floral frame
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
4.626 (H) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.75 (H) x 6.35 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Similarly inscribed early Lowestoft cylindrical mug: April 23, 2008, lot 240, polychrome-enameled with pink-scale border, c. 1790, with notes.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Similarly inscribed early Lowestoft blue and white inkwell: April 23, 2008, lot 227, c. 1790, with notes.Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
• Small blue and white teapot inscribed "A Trifle /from, /LOWESTOFT.": p. 284, col. pl. 77, c. 1770-80. Same with mark shown, p. 306, pls. 385-86.