Tile Panel: Urn with Flowers

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Tile Panel: Urn with Flowers

1775-1820

Artist/maker unknown, Dutch

Contained in an urn on a pedestal, elegantly drawn striped tulips, cabbage roses, leaves, and vines are flanked by a dragonfly and a butterfly. Striped tulips, an aberration caused by a virus that was unknown at the time, were highly valued.

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Object Details

Title:

Tile Panel: Urn with Flowers

Date:

1775-1820

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Dutch

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration

Dimensions:

25 3/16 x 20 3/16 inches (64 x 51.3 cm)

Classification:

Plaques/Reliefs/Tiles

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund, 1966

Accession Number:

1966-209-1a--l

Geography:

Made in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe

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