Caption

Toilet vessel for collecting tears or rubbing rouge?, Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur in Wien 1744–1864. Bell-shaped porcelain vessel with a shallow circular recess; colorful decoration with four cobalt columns with gilded latticework alternating with four brown amphorae-vases containing floral arrangements; upper edge with gold borders. Possibly identified as a vessel for collecting tears or for rubbing rouge. 1807, Vienna, Austria. Toilet accessory. Height 3.5 cm; width 5.5 cm. Maker: Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur in Wien., A small white porcelain cup with a flared rim and a slightly footed base, decorated with painted motifs including a central brown urn holding a bouquet of flowers in shades of pink, blue, and green; the urn motif repeats around the cup and is separated by vertical panels in deep blue with gold lattice accents and additional gold leafy details; the rim and base edges show a gold band, and the background is plain white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_461

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Rights managed

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28.2Mb (856.9Kb) / 10.5in x 10.5in / 3139 x 3139 (300dpi)

Keywords

Toilet vessel collecting tears rubbing rouge Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur Wien 1744–1864 Bell-shaped porcelain vessel shallow circular recess colorful decoration four cobalt columns gilded latticework alternating four brown amphorae-vases containing floral arrangements upper edge gold borders identified vessel 1807 Vienna Austria Toilet accessory Height 3.5 cm width 5.5 cm Maker Wien small white porcelain cup flared rim slightly footed base decorated painted motifs central brown urn holding bouquet flowers shades pink blue green urn motif repeats cup separated vertical panels deep blue gold lattice accents additional gold leafy details rim base edges gold band background plain white.