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Garniture Vase

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-6546

Description

Urn-shaped body with small scrolled handles at sides; celadon glaze with polychrome hand-painted overglaze decoration, blue and gilt prodominating.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vases
porcelain
celadon (glaze)
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
overglazing
Porcelain
Celadon
Overglazed
Painted
VASE

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

9 (H), 3.375 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1337

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