Lid of a winepot of Chinese porcelain from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw

anonymous

before 1613

bone china (material)

Rijksmuseum

A porcelain lid with blue and white decorative patterns sits on a plain gray background. The lid has a knob on top and a decorative rim. Winepot with a handle and spout. The panels decorated with peonies and symbols. Shoulder and cover are decorated with two cartouches with floral sprays on a fine diaper pattern. The handle is decorated with various motives: dots and flower sprays. The spout with flame motives and stylized jewels and the cover with floral sprays and cartouches on diaper pattern. The neck with two sketchy flower sprays.