Vase

Daniel Marot the Elder|Adrianus Kocx|The "Greek A" Factory

ca. 1690 · Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

With handles consisting of entwined snakes and a cover fitted with two tiers of nozzles for flowers, this vase belongs to a group of impressive Delft show pieces on stands made during the time that the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange and his wife Princess Mary Stuart were co-sovereigns of the United Kingdom. Many of these ambitious designs were created at De Grieksche A (Greek A) factory when it was owned by Adrianus Kocx (1687–1701). Amusingly, the decoration on the cover includes a multi-nozzled flower vase. The original base, presumably decorated with ornament to match, is lost.

Artist

Daniel Marot the Elder|Adrianus Kocx|The "Greek A" Factory

Date

ca. 1690

Medium

Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)

Culture

Dutch, Delft

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney and Gift of George D. Widener, by exchange, 1994