Creator(s): Varvara Petrovna Freze (Ceramicist) , Ernst Wahliss Alexandra Porcelain Works (Workshop)

Currently in storage

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.

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

AUSTRIA: Vienna; BOHEMIA: Turn-Teplitz; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Trnovany

Date made:

ca. 1899-1918

Size:

31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.242.2

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK underneath in red: TURN, EW and VIENNA crossed in a shield; made in Austria; signed: RP

Credit line:

Gift of General Foods, 1978