1690~, Delft

1690~, Delft

Identifier
1994.218a–c
Transfer of custody
Victoria and Albert Museum
Acquisition
Purchase, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney and Gift of George D. Widener, by exchange, 1994
Collection
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Description

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.