Oil and vinegar ewers
about 1700-1750
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, enamel and gilt decoration, silver chain
DimensionsHeight: 15 cm (5 7/8 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 number2012.616.1a-b - 2a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptions"S" ewer has label: "Collection G. Ephis / JAP 120"
"O" ewer has label: "Collection G. Ephis / JAP 119"ProvenanceUntil about 1959, Vandenbussche-Faucheur collection, Lille; 1959, given by the Vandenbussche-Faucheur family to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).
about 1750-1770
