Triplicate vase
Dateca. 1755
Maker
German, Höchst
Label TextThe form for this intricate shape was achieved by joining three mugs with slip at their attachment point and piercing them with connecting holes before firing. When in use, as one mug was emptied, the beverage from the other two flowed into it. In England, this form was called a fuddling cup, because the drinker would become fuddled, or confused, after draining three mugs of an alcoholic beverage.
Object number69.175
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb. 17 - May 7, 2000.Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 235Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), height
19 1/2 in. (49.53 cm), girth
2 1/16 in. (5.24 cm), diameter
MediumHard paste porcelain
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