Fountain
Doccia
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1752 - circa 1757
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
42 x 36 x 23 cm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 848697
Summary
Wine fountain. Handle in form of putti. Narrow stem with putti between 4 fish and snakes. Yellow drape wound underneath and up each side, ending with 2 putti and snake on one side, and 2 putti and swan on the other side. Front has high-relief scene of Triton and supporters. Purple-coloured landscape on reverse. Vase inside green. Doccia, post 1752 - pre 1757.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Makers and roles
Doccia , porcelain manufacturer
Exhibition history
The Prince's Fragile Treasures. the Paths of Porcelain Between Vienna and Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, 2018 - 2019
References
Balleri, d'Agliano, Lehner-Jobst, 2018: Rita Balleri, Andreina d'Agliano, Claudia Lehner-Jobst (eds.), Fragili tesori dei principi: le vie della porcellana tra Vienna e Firenze, Livorno: Sillabe, 2018., pp. 352-4