Smoking stand

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Smoking stand

Entry/Object ID

VC.83.3

Description

Small blue and white plate mounted on brass stand: Two figures are in the middle on the right, a female figure holding a branch rests on pillow resting against tree, on the left a male child jumps on a rock; scene is enclosed within a double row of blue lines, a wide, white area separates inside scene from border; border consists of four reserves containing flowers and leaves separated by a diaper design; brass base has wide bottom with gadrooned edge which flares up; to a screw with cross on top.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1668 - 1699 Date made: r. 1668 - 1699

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottom Diameter 1 5/8"

Height

1-3/4 in

Diameter

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 4 in. (4.4 x 10.2 cm)

Material

brass, Porcelain (hard-paste)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Recently broken, piece missing from center; to be repaired.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage