Wall fountain with basin

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1770

This wall fountain is a splendid example of a luxury utilitarian object decorated entirely in the petit feu, or overglaze, technique. It would have been delivered to a painter’s workshop with only a white glaze, to be richly decorated with coastal landscapes and flowers. The fountain could be filled with water. It probably hung in a passage or formed part of a buffet in a dining room.

  • Artwork typefountain
  • Object numberBK-NM-12400-388
  • Dimensionsheight 43.5 cm, width 26 cm, depth 21 cm, height 16 cm, width 39.7 cm x depth 38 cm x height 9.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Wall fountain with basin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-12400-388

  • Description

    Fontein (A) met deksel (B), kraantje en schelpvormig bekken (C). Fontein en bekken zijn veelkleurig beschilderd met een ommuurde stad aan zee binnen een cartouche versierd met rocaille ornament.

Creation

  • Creation

    plateelbakkerij: anonymous, Delft

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 43.5 cm
    • width 26 cm
    • depth 21 cm
    • height 16 cm
    • width 39.7 cm x depth 38 cm x height 9.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the heirs of J.F. Loudon, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1916

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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