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Dessert cooler

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

GUSN

GUSN-17346

Description

Urn shaped, comprised of three separate sections, the largest being the body, decorated w/ mustard colored bands and gilt detail work against the white porcelain. The gilded handles are in the forms of swans. The lid section is in an hourglass form, again decorated w/ gold and mustard. The third section sits inside the base, and is decorated only w/ a gold band at the rim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

porcelain
Porcelain
COOLER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14.5 x 11.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1958.49

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