Miniature Porcelain Urn with Green Plant and Floral Decoration

A small white porcelain urn with fluted lobed body, scroll handles edged in gold, and a dotted gold foot rim, painted with pink and purple flowers. A green, leaf-like plant with a pointed central spike rises from the mouth against a plain grey background.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2777 × 2880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum