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Covered box with large dolphin finial
ca. 173718th c
9 1/2 in. x 9 1/8 in. x 5 in. (24.13 cm x 23.18 cm x 12.7 cm)
Alcora, Spain, Spanish, (active 1727–ca. 1858)
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Europe, Spain, Alorca
Medium and Support:
Faience
Credit Line:
Gift of the Marie W. Forrest Trust
Accession Number:
2006.1.a.b
a - Lid - 4 x 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
b - Base - 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5 inches
b - Base - 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5 inches
Commentary
Sarcophagus shaped box with cover and large dolphin finial depicting Moorish children with yellow hair on four corners, Olery influence of floral garlands, and Count d'Aranda arms on the sides. This colorful sarcophagus-shaped box with a large dolphin finial on the cover depicts Moorish children with yellow hair on four corners. French design influence includes floral garlands, and Count d'Aranda’s Coat of arms on the sides. The dolphin is a typical European image, and in Christian art represented a guide of souls into paradise, symbolizing Resurrection and Salvation
Object Description
Representational Covered Earthenware box
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Animals,
box,
Ceramics,
Clay,
Decorative,
Earthenware,
European,
Faience,
Figure,
Figures,
Fish,
French faience,
Functional,
Glazed,
Marie Forrest,
Sculpture
- Animals
- box
- Ceramics
- Clay
- Decorative
- Earthenware
- European
- Faience
- Figure
- Figures
- Fish
- French faience
- Functional
- Glazed
- Marie Forrest
- Sculpture
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Dimensions
- See Display Comments for complete dimensions Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5 in. (24.13 x 23.18 x 12.7 cm)
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