VASE FROM A GARNITURE
Creator(s): Ernst Wahliss Alexandra Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)
About this object
A garniture of three vases. The handles on the vases are in the form of branches. On the center front is a dark blue painted panels containing a standing nude female. This woman is partially wrapped in a toga like outfit. Her right arm is raised to her shin. The back panel is plain, and there is openwork at the neck. The back has medallions containing mauve flowers surrounded by ecru bands. The details are gilded.
- Object name:
- VASE FROM A GARNITURE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- AUSTRIA: Vienna; BOHEMIA: Turn-Teplitz; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Trnovany
- Date made:
- early 20th Century
- Size:
- 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.242.2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARKS TURN, EW and VIENNA crossed in a shield; made in Austria [Underneath in red] INSCRIPTION RP [On vase]
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978