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Pair of lidded moonflasks

Pair of lidded moonflasks
1877

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
(a-b) 29.2 × 21.7 × 14.9 cm (overall) (swallow)
(c-d) 29.6 × 21.7 × 14.7 cm (overall) (seagull)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson and Colin Lane, 2008

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
(a) printed in gold on base c.: (crown) / MINTONS (in a banner) (horizontally over globe)
impressed (inverted) in base c.: MINTONS
impressed (vertically) in base c.: A
incised in base c.: (cross)
impressed in base c.: 1614 / (vertical zig-zag line)
impressed (diagonally) in base c.: (square) (in a circle)
(c) impressed in base c.: 1614
impressed (diagonally) in base c.: (square) (in a circle)
impressed (inverted) (diagonally) in base c.: MINTONS / A
incised in base c.: (cross)
printed (inverted) in gold on base c.: (crown) / MINTONS (in a banner) (horizontally over globe)
impresed in base c.: (vertical zig-zag line)

Accession Number
2008.89.a-d

Department
International Decorative Arts

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