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Spice jar with screwed pewter lid

Unknown1663

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

Hexagonal shape with curving top and a screwed upper rim of pewter. The top can be screwed into the lid, and is in the form of two male heads. The sides are decorated with stylized flower stems. The top has leaved wreaths and small flowers along the upper rim. Painted in blue, green and yellow, contoured and shaded in manganese, on a white background. Dated 1663 on two sides of a flower stem.

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  • Title: Spice jar with screwed pewter lid
  • Date Created: 1663
  • Location Created: Hungary
  • Provenance: Purchased from Kálmán Pogány in 1933.
  • Production Note: Produced in a Haban workshop
  • Potter: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.8 x h27.5 cm (Complete)
  • Inscription: Dated 1663 on two sides of a flower stem.
  • Type: Haban ware
  • Rights: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2013, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
  • External Link: http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/gyombertarto-palack/1808
  • Medium: Faience
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

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