Vase Mounted as an Ewer

Provenance

Marquis de Montault, Château de la Terte, Trescuel, L'Aigle, Normandy. Charles J. Wertheimer [1842-1911], London. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 1912 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Vase Mounted as an Ewer

Chinese Qing Dynasty

mid 18th century (vase); c. 1780/1785 (mounts)

Accession Number

1942.9.442

Medium

porcelain with light green celadon glaze and underglaze decoration in white slip, with lip, handle, and foot of gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (without mount): 39.2 × 23.2 cm (15 7/16 × 9 1/8 in.) | overall (with mount): 61.2 × 24.6 cm (24 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection