Bisque fired vase with figurine. Unglazed, white bodied ceramic vase with figure. Colored with with pearlescent paint and gold enamel. The bowl of the case is shell like with floiate scrolls on the rim and a rough rock-like component oppposite the figure. The figure is a boy in romantic costume of white shirt, blue waistcoat or vest, pink cravat or tie, salmon breeches, white stockings, gold shoes, and large straw hat with blue bow. On bottom is number 51 in red and number 5 in varnish.
Bisque fired white ceramic bowl-shaped vase with figure of a girl. Colored with pastel, pearlescent paint and gold enamel. Bowl is ornate, shel shped with foliate scrolls on rim and rock-like form opposite of figure. Base is blue, rock-like in texture with foliate scrolls. Girls is in romanticiized dress of white top with full sleeves, green skirt with pink underskirt or flounce, gold shoes, salmon sash, pink vest and large tan hat with salmon feather. Number 40 or Y O painted in gold and number 5 in varnish on bottom.
Cylindrical, Chinese export porcelain vase with handpainted decoration. There are two sections with detailed images of vignettes of people. May illustrate a story. separated by two brightly colored bands with foliate and curvilinear motifs. Upper and lower borders include similar designs.
Provenance
Vase owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Square white ceramic jar with 1/2-inch beveled corners. Base narrows to a neck with a circular opening at the top. Hand-painted flowers decorate all 4 sides--all different--as well as the shoulder below the neck. 1/4" gold band painted around flat surface at top of neck. Top opening diameter is 1.25 inches.
Pair of all-white ceramic vases with a shiny clear glaze. Round base is elevated by 4 small feet. Textured surface with long leaves that form 2 decorative handles. Top widens and edge is scalloped. Inside base has six drainage holes that have been closed with what appears to be putty. Numbered as .a and .b, but referred to here as .1 and .2.
Marbelized molded glass containers. Each is an elevated square continer with rods on each corner. A scalloped medallion is impresssed on the bottom. Inside,1 5/8 inches from the top, all four corners have a triangular piece filling the corner to the base. White glass is marbelized with brown and black creating swerls that appear pale blue and purple at a glance.
Tall, elongated urn shape, gilded except for four panels of paintings. Handle like shapes at side, not connected to neck, molded ending in medallion of womans head. Design on base and acanthus leaf design around bottom of body. Two small pictures around neck each with larger painting below on body. Painting (a) Lazaroni Napolitani che mangiane macaroni. Painting (b) Il Ballo della Tarantella.
Chaffers, William. Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain. Borden Publishing Company: California, 1946.
Height (in)
25.062
Dimension Details
Base dimension 7 3/8" square x 1 1/2" height
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-08
Condition Notes
Some wearing of gilding on wooden base where a brass plate had been fastened with screws - plate removed in 2001 by Buchanan Foundation Executive Director, Samuel Slaymaker.
Brass plate stored in an envelope in the paper accession file
Object ID
W.1938.008.001
Notes
Annie M. Herr purchased the vase at Bailey, Banks & Biddle ca. 1865. Her step-daughter Mary Herr donated the vase and attached the brass plate.
Place of Origin
Naples, Italy
Signed Name
Raffaelo Giovine. 1826
Signature Location
bottom right
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
White unglazed body with two oval medallion (one on each face). Medallion painted bright blue with tied flower bouquet in deep relief-unpainted. Flared lip. Small rudimentary 'handles' at shoulders applied in grape vine/bunch shape. Shallow relief foliat.
Round/oval base. Gilt scrollwork around bottom front. Bamboo-like stems up sides forming narrow handles. Two bamboo-like leaves applied. White background with gilt detail. Front middle painted with roses, morning glories, poppy in pink, white, blue and orange.
Sevres porcelain vases decorated by Pline a French painter & gilder. Base bears the mark 'P'. The design features a spray of gilt decorated foliage with and-painted roses on the center of the body and a second spray of gilt articulated foliage rising from the base. White base with gilt, orange, indigo blue and pink leaf motif. Center design of double pink roses; blue and orange daisies. Vine motif at top sides. Top center has yin-yan shaped design in orange. Back of vase is not decorated.
(a) White-bodied vase. Wide bulbous base with hand-painted flower design. Long thin neck, slightly bulbous at top of base. Top of neck has hand-painted ring around it. (b) Small cap with leaf-like hand-painted design. Bottom of cap has hand-painted ring,
Pedestalled Vases- Square base with round urn shape above decorated with grape clusters and leaves which also form two handles, either side of neck, which is high and long. Wide lip, surrounded with grape clusters and leaves is repeated at the base.
German style gilt and hand painted porcelain vase. Protruding 'ears' at side, leaf shape and design. Top has flower at center with drooped leaves. At center of vase on front, pink and white roses with green leaves, blue and orange daisy-like flowers painted on. Made in Pirkenhammer, Germany (then Bohemia).
Vase was broken in three places at the back of the vase and repaired at some point in its history. Repair seems to be made with some type of glue adhesive, which is dried and present in a brownish tint around the broken pieces. There is a small, roughly 1 millimeter shaped triangular piece at the back of the vase that is missing.
Porcelain vase with very ornate, heavily scrolled lip and base. White background with gold accents. Roughly urn-shaped: wide body, narrow neck, flared lip. Rudimentary handles, scrolled, at body. Central medallion on body with roses, morning glories, and daisies.
One of two porcelain vases. An urn-shaped vase with articulated gilt scroll handles. The body is painted cobalt blue with gilt decoration over the blue at the neck and flared rim. The center features hand-painted tulips the white porcelain body.
White unglazed body with two oval medallion (one on each face). Medallion painted bright blue with tied flower bouquet in deep relief-unpainted. Flared lip. Small rudimentary 'handles' at shoulders applied in grape vine/bunch shape. Shallow relief foliat.
Provenance
Purchased from an unknown antiques dealer in Bennington, Vermont
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1858
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Object Name
Vase
Material
Porcelain
Height (cm)
20.47748
Height (ft)
0.6718333333
Height (in)
8.062
Diameter (cm)
6.6675
Diameter (ft)
0.21875
Diameter (in)
2.625
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2022-10-31
Condition Notes
Broken in multiple pieces. Had multiple broken sections from earlier repair.
Object ID
W.1947.008.001
Notes
Purchased from an unknown antiques dealer in Bennington, Vermont
White porcelain vase with decorated foliage and hand-painted roses on the center of the body. A second spray of gilt articulated foliage rising from the base and at the top rim.
German style gilt and hand painted porcelain vase. Protruding 'ears' at side, leaf shape and design. Top has flower at center with drooped leaves. At center of vase on front, pink and white roses with green leaves, blue and orange daisy-like flowers painted on.
Porcelain vase with very ornate, heavily scrolled lip and base. White background with gold accents. Roughly urn-shaped: wide body, narrow neck, flared lip. Rudimentary handles, scrolled, at body. Central medallion on body with roses, and morning glories.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Sideboard Secretary
Storage Shelf
Service Top, Left
Object Name
Vase
Height (cm)
35.71748
Height (ft)
1.1718333333
Height (in)
14.062
Width (cm)
13.6525
Width (ft)
0.4479166667
Width (in)
5.375
Object ID
W.1989.114.002
Notes
Ownership unknown beyond donor / seller (Mrs. Arthur K. Kunkel, Lancaster, PA).
.JPG?width=1200&404=no-img.jpg&watermark=wmk)
.JPG?width=180&height=180&mode=crop&anchor=topcenter&404=no-img.jpg)
