Caption

Vessel - flowerpot, unspecified manufacture; coats of arms; cartouches; cache-pot vessel; plant decorations. Cylindrical flowerpot with profiled rollers at the base and spout. Decorated throughout with a motif of a stylized, fleshy plant twig in the form of an acanthus with flowers. On the forehead is a cartouche with a five-field coat of arms beneath a royal crown. The elaborate cartouche is supported by two lions rampant, with a griffin holding a pennant. Below the coat of arms is the date 1747. Green plant decoration with ochre flowers; blue cartouche shades ranging from navy blue to light blue. A hole in the bottom for draining water. 1747; Italy, Caltagirone . Vessel, height 74 cm, width 31 cm., A cylindrical ceramic vessel with a pale background decorated with a flowing green leafy pattern and a group of yellow-orange flowers with blue centers, bordered at top and bottom by thin blue bands, showing areas of surface wear and small chips, against a neutral gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_369

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel - flowerpot unspecified manufacture coats arms cartouches cache-pot vessel plant decorations Cylindrical flowerpot profiled rollers base spout Decorated motif stylized fleshy plant twig form acanthus flowers forehead cartouche five-field coat arms beneath royal crown elaborate cartouche supported two lions rampant griffin holding pennant coat date 1747 Green plant decoration ochre flowers blue cartouche shades ranging navy blue light blue hole bottom draining water 1747 Italy Caltagirone Vessel height 74 cm width 31 cm cylindrical ceramic vessel pale background decorated flowing green leafy pattern group yellow-orange flowers blue centers bordered top thin blue bands showing areas surface wear small chips neutral gray backdrop.