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Objekt 10

Octagonal bowl with Staehelin-Merian alliance coat of arms

Description

This bowl comes from a service probably made on the occasion of the wedding of Johannes Staehelin (1708-1761) and Helena Merian (1717-1794) in 1736. Marriages were often the occasion to order a large dinner service with the couple's coats of arms.

Object description

Strasbourg // Paul Hannong manufactory // probably 1736

Faience with sharp fire decoration

Inv. 1994.430.

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