Jar and cover
possibly Albertus Kiell Jr (b.1730)
Category
Ceramics
Date
c. 1761 - 1772
Materials
Ceramics, tin-glazed earthenware
Measurements
351 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Delft
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730504.2
Summary
Covered jar, one of a pair, tin-glazed earthenware, possibly Albertus Kiel, De Witte Ster, Delft, Netherlands, circa 1761-1772. Of baluster shape with underglaze blue decoration after 17th century Chinese models of a female figure in a landscape within trellis pattern borders. The lid with a lion finial, the features possibly added later in brown. Monogrammed 'AK' in underglaze blue.
Provenance
Listed in the 'Inventory of Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, China, Plate, Pictures, Curios, and other effects on the premises of the mansion,' January 1908, in the Billiard Room, as ‘The pair of 13 in Delph jars.' Bequeathed by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947), 1946.
Makers and roles
possibly Albertus Kiell Jr (b.1730), manufacturer