Jug and Cover
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Date1765-1770
MediumHard-paste porcelain; enamelled
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 inches (13.34 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object number70-18/9 A,B
Markingson bottom: blue wheel mark
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DescriptionWhite pot with assorted sprigs of blue, orange, red and green flowers. Large floral spray under spout. Spout has raised design and red trim. Handle has red trim. Lid has three floral sprigs, c., top green leaves with raised apple for handle.Exhibition HistoryLuxury and Passion: Inventing French Porcelain, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 13 2022–August 12 2024, no cat.
K.H. Esser and Horst Reber, Höchster Fayencen und Porzellane, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: Altertumsmuseum und Gemäldegalerie der Stadt Mainz, 1964): nos. 249 and 250, p. 153 (ills.)
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