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Toilet jar

Toilet jar
 (c. 1760)

Medium
porcelain, enamel (famille rose ware)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Oscar Hammerstein II, 1961
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
porcelain, enamel (famille rose ware)
Measurements
(a-b) 9.7 × 6.7 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
229.a-b-D5
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Oscar Hammerstein II, 1961
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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