Wash-hand ewer (helmet jug) - With 'deutsche Blumen' decoration
| Accession Nr.: | 1910 |
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| Manufacturer: | Holics faience manufactory |
| Date of production: |
ca. 1770
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| Place of production: | Holics (Holíč) |
| Inscription: | alján kobaltkékkel: HF |
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| Materials: | faience |
| Dimensions: |
height: 17,5 cm
opening diameter: 13 cm
base diameter: 9,6 cm
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The ewer stands on a round, domed foot and has a cylindrical body. A large, jointed handle is fit to the ewer. One side is painted with a purple bunch of roses the other has a yellow tulip shaded with purple, painted in blue, yellow, green and iron-red. The foot and the handle are decorated with rocaille motifs in iron-red. Marked on the bottom: HF in cobalt.
The accompanying wash-hand basin is a deep, oval bowl with a ribbed side, a narrow horizontal rim and a wavy edge. The surface is painted with a bunch of roses, a yellow tulip shaded with purple and small scattered flowers in purple, green, yellow, blue and iron-red. Marked on the bottom: H in cobalt, with 2 S's below in black.
Literature
- Balla Gabriella: Holics, Tata és Buda kerámiaművészete. A Kárpát-medence kerámiaművészete. Novella, Budapest, 2009. - Nr. 158. (analógia)
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.112. (Weiner Piroska)
