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Pot
Lost Art-ID
459554
Artist / Creator
Title
Pot
Dating
1786
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Pewter)
Measures
H. 30 cm without cover; diameter of foot 15.5 cm
Height
37.00 cm
Diameter
15.50 cm
Description
Pewter jug of the fishermen's guild. The spout as a dolphin head. On the cover two crossed branches and inscribed J. C. /Jonas / 1786. Above it a crown. Marked with Dresden city mark and a makers mark.
Provenance
Until May 1945, the object was kept in the Dresden City Hall (seat of the Dresden City Museum). It was stored there together with the other handicraft exhibits of the museum - packed in boxes - in the cellar. Lost since the end of the war.
Literature / Source
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Die Kunstdenkmäler Dresdens. Heft XXI, XXII und XXIII der Beschreibenden Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, Dresden 1903, S. 779.
Published since
Contact
Museen der Stadt Dresden
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Wilsdruffer Str. 2
01067 Dresden
Germany
Phone
+49 (0) 351 488 73 01
Fax
+49 (0) 351 488 73 03
Homepage
Contact
Christina Ludwig
Position
Direktorin
Phone
+49 (0) 351 488 73 50
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