Physical Qualities
Glazed porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and gilding, 6 x 9-1/2 x 6 in. (overall)
Credit Line
Bequest of Donald D. Rogers, Hollywood, Florida
Object Number
2002.91
5 pieces. Stepped form on a shaped, rectangular base. A trough for pens tops the higher step while two covered inkwells fit into recessed holes on the lower step. On a black ground, the whole is ornamented with classical motifs including: six putti on face of upper step in raised white (4 with bows or arrows and two with trumpets), and, also in raised white, a central fluted shell flanked by scrolling foliage on the lower face. Gilding on the raised, scrolled acanthus leaves between the inkwells and on all the edges, including the pierced, floral decorations on the sides and back.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2002; Donald D. Rogers, Pompano Beach, Florida.
Markings: BASE, underneath, (impressed) '(a knot)' 2 additional pressed marks - unreadable
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway/Case 1
