Unknown Man

Probably Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1800

Titles Unknown Man (Descriptive)
Artist Probably, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, Germany, operated 1798 - 1872
Medium cast iron
Dimensions (oval) 7/8 x 11/16 in., 1.8g (2.2 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.481.174
Work Type portrait medallion
Classification Medals

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Covered bouquetiere, or flower container, of white stoneware covered with a matt black glaze, oval in shape and designed to resemble a footed basket with two looped, twig handles, with a rope twist border at the foot and edge of cover, the pierced, domed corresponding cover with a hole in the middle and short neck, the interior likewise glazed.

Wedgwood floral brooch with four bone china flowers on green leaves with a metal mount.

Pair of porcelain bulb pots of demilune shape with fluted lower body and printed cobalt blue decoration of a landscape scene with temples, exotic foliage and birds below a band of scrolls and crosshatching, the conforming cover similarly decorated with five bulb holders each highlighted with a cobalt blue band.

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