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Detail of the decoration with orchid blooms

The Hermitage vase bears a depiction of orchids - phalenopsis aphroditae - that are reckoned to come from the Philippines. Around the turn of the 20th century they were among the most popular hot-house flowers in Europe.

 

 

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