Caption

Openwork basket, Cmielów faience and porcelain factory founded 1804. Openwork basket with an oval, mandorla-like cross-section and parted walls formed by two layers of rollers rotating diagonally in opposite directions. Top enclosed in a band of three rollers; bottom finished in a braided-rope form. Interior bottom fitted with an oval plate. Surface decorated with a blue wallpaper pattern. Abrasions to the glaze and slight chipping on the rim. Dated 1840–1860. Poland; Cmielów. Ceramic vessel. Height 6.5 cm; length 30.5 cm; width 18.5 cm., A shallow oval woven basket with an open lattice structure made from twisted strips, covered in a patterned surface showing white and blue as the dominant colors with small areas of beige and faint gray; the weave creates curved diagonal openings around the sides and a flat base with a floral-like motif, all set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_129

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Keywords

Openwork basket Cmielów faience porcelain factory founded 1804 oval mandorla- cross-section parted walls formed two layers rollers rotating diagonally opposite directions Top enclosed band three rollers bottom finished braided-rope form Interior bottom fitted oval plate Surface decorated blue wallpaper pattern Abrasions glaze slight chipping rim Dated 1840–1860 Poland Cmielów Ceramic vessel Height 6.5 cm length 30.5 cm width 18.5 cm shallow oval woven basket open lattice structure twisted strips covered patterned surface showing white blue dominant colors small areas beige faint gray weave creates curved diagonal openings sides flat base floral- motif set plain light gray background.