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ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
DepartmentHistoric House
Jar with Lid and Stand
Datecirca 1700
Mediumporcelain, glazed; teakwood (stand)
DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 × 8 × 8 in. (32.1 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.23a-c
DescriptionOne of a pair of bulbous porcelain covered jars painted overall in underglaze blue with hawthorn or prunus blossoms on a cracked-ice background. This painted floral decoration has been popular for more than three hundred years on Chinese and Japanese porcelain. Whether hawthorn or prunus blossoms the decoration suggests the renewal of spring, especially when shown against the background of cracked ice.ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Status
On viewcirca 1700
circa 1900
circa 1900
Jar: 1925-1945 [Stand: Early 20th Century]
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
1400-1699
1400-1699
circa 1700
circa 1700
circa 1700
circa 1700
Object/Object