# Vase

- By: Du Paquier Porcelain Manufactory (Austrian, 1718-1744)
- Date: c. 1730
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 29.6 × 18.1 cm (11 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Vienna
- Credit line: Mrs. DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr., Eloise W. Martin, Mrs. Eric Oldberg and European Decorative Arts Purchase funds; Richard T. Crane Jr. Memorial, Michael A. Bradshaw and Kenneth S. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Varley and Jane B. Tripp…
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/158381)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2405dc86-0473-55f1-4787-d7084e50c23b/full/!1747,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The principal face of this vase is adorned with two conjoined coats of arms surmounted by a crown. The armorials represent the German families von Er and von Tzöchaw. The molded and applied decoration at the shoulder and lower portion of the vase was probably inspired by relief decoration on contemporary silver. This vase was originally part of a garniture or ensemble of similarly decorated vases meant to be displayed on top of tall cabinets or on mantels.

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