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Oval vase with cover

about 1660-1680

Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware, with secondary lead, or "kwart" glaze

DimensionsOverall height: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.)

Credit LineThe G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger

Accession number2012.580a-b

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsTwo paper labels on underside: "Aronson Antiquairs/Amsterdam" and "Collection G. Ephis"ProvenanceDr. Frederik Hendrik Fentener van Vlissingen (b. 1882- d. 1962), Utrecht. 2008, sold by Aronson Antiquairs (dealers), Amsterdam, to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).