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Vegetable pot, maker: Ephraim Wischcke fl. 1755–1799, goldsmith. Breischüssel type of vessel. Round vegetable pot with a flat bottom and profiled rim; handles formed as two plastic rose stems; no lid. Probably intended for serving boiled, chopped, or pureed vegetables hence called Breischüssel in German literature. Decoration: flower on stem rose. Date: 1770s. Place: Gdansk, Royal Prussia, Poland. Medium: vessel. Dimensions: height 7.4 cm, width 25 cm, depth 17.3 cm; weight 727 g., A metallic round bowl with a smooth interior and exterior surface sits on a flat background, showing a silver-gray sheen. The bowl has a simple rim and two decorative handles shaped like detailed flowers with leaves extending outward, also in silver-gray. The background is a uniform light gray. The overall visible colors are silver-gray and light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_355

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Vegetable pot maker Ephraim Wischcke fl 1755–1799 goldsmith Breischüssel type vessel Round vegetable pot flat bottom profiled rim handles formed two plastic rose stems no lid intended serving boiled chopped pureed vegetables hence called Breischüssel German literature Decoration flower stem rose Date 1770s Place Gdansk Royal Prussia Poland Medium Dimensions height 7.4 cm width 25 cm depth 17.3 cm weight 727 g metallic round bowl smooth interior exterior surface sits flat background showing silver-gray sheen bowl simple rim two decorative handles shaped detailed flowers leaves extending outward also silver-gray background uniform light gray visible colors light gray.