Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commode with cover from wash stand set
Object Number:
1942.649cd
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Semi-porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 18.4 x 27.3 x 22.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: in brown on base: "Royal Semi-Porcelain/ (crown)/ Johnson Bros./England"
Description:
Molded whiteware covered commode (or change pot) with appendages in low relief and decorated with printed floral decals in brown and hand-painted violet, blue, pink, yellow with feathered golden edges and painted stylized leaves and geometric motifs near the appendages.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these pieces are semi-porcelain.
Credit Line:
Purchase from the Estate of Charles G. Thompson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
