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Covered Vegetable Dish, from the Canton Dinner Service Dish

This is a dish. It was designed by Edward Colonna and manufactured by Gerard, Dufraisseix, and Abbot, Limoges and retailed by L'Art Nouveau. It is dated 1899–1900 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.

  • Buckle (France)
  • gold, opals, pearls, garnets.
  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos.
  • 1967-88-3

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 14 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (5 1/2 in. x 8 in. x 8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of dish -a: [1] "l'Art / Nouveau / Paris" flanked by scrolling lines, stamped in green (retailer's mark) Underside of lid: [1] "CHRISTIE'S" above handwritten "6732" and "24", the numbers separated by horizontal line, printed in black on round label

It is signed

Not signed

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Covered Vegetable Dish, from the Canton Dinner Service Dish; Designed by Edward Colonna (German, 1862–1948); Manufactured by Gerard, Dufraisseix, and Abbot, Limoges (France); Retailed by L'Art Nouveau (France); France; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D: 14 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (5 1/2 in. x 8 in. x 8 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment; 1989-5-1-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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