Caption

Vessel - flowerpot, coats of arms, cartouches, cache-pot vessel. Vessel in the shape of a cylindrical flowerpot with profiled rollers at the base and spout. Decorated throughout with 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 symbols of a griffin holding a pennant column?. 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 glossy cream background decorated with a swirling botanical pattern in green leaves and orange flowers with blue centers, accented by small ochre dots; the rim and base show wear with exposed brown clay and chips, and there are blue painted bands near the top and bottom; the overall color palette includes cream, green, orange, blue, ochre, and brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_375

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel - flowerpot coats arms cartouches cache-pot vessel Vessel shape cylindrical flowerpot profiled rollers base spout Decorated stylized fleshy plant twig form acanthus flowers forehead cartouche five-field coat arms beneath royal crown elaborate cartouche supported two lions rampant symbols griffin holding pennant column coat date 1747 Green plant decoration ochre flowers blue cartouche shades ranging navy blue light blue hole bottom draining water 1747 Italy Caltagirone height 74 cm width 31 cm cylindrical ceramic vessel glossy cream background decorated swirling botanical pattern green leaves orange flowers blue centers accented small ochre dots rim wear exposed brown clay chips blue painted bands near top color palette includes cream green orange brown.