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without its mount, "and its history had somehow been forgotten". It was bought by the
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Its silver mounts were removed in the 19th century, and the vase reappeared in 1882 at a sale of
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Collectors, Collections, and
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in 1338. The vase was then mounted with a silver handle and base, transforming it into a
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in 1882, and in 2018 was on display in the "Curator's Choice" permanent display at the
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decoration in the medallions, in the usual monochrome blueish-white
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in London, reconnected the vase with its earlier history.
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104:blue and white porcelain
57:Gaignières-Fonthill Vase
326:Stacey Pierson (2007),
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348:Curator's Choice, NMI
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89:Jingdezhen porcelain
71:, is a bluish-white
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214:and his followers.
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886:Nymphenburg
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808:Saint-Cloud
170:watercolour
40:, valet of
1261:Categories
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1097:Bone china
982:Copenhagen
976:Loosdrecht
958:Wallendorf
541:Jingdezhen
308:, 1999:133
100:Jingdezhen
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1193:(Toronto)
1187:(Dresden)
1060:Porsgrund
1054:Rosenthal
994:Hollóháza
904:Worcester
844:Vincennes
832:Chantilly
826:Rörstrand
669:Nabeshima
451:Porcelain
188:in 1822.
162:Louis XIV
149:in 1381.
82:porcelain
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1133:Chinamen
1066:Augarten
946:Wedgwood
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1006:Mintons
970:Limoges
868:Mennecy
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814:Meissen
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511:Celadon
399:Sources
129:History
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74:Qingbai
1126:People
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1062:(1885)
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697:Korea
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659:Arita
623:Japan
559:Kraak
458:China
391:Fuchs
373:p.131
218:Notes
529:Ding
523:Xing
367:ISBN
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