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Ornamental Vase Design

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Low, bowl shaped vase with swan handles. The vase has fluting at the base and acanthus leaf swags. The foot of the vase is tapered and low, and the vase is elevated on a short socle. The plate is numbered.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
St. G..., active 18th century
Print Maker
Biance, active 18th century
Publisher
Le Père et Avaulez, Paris, 1772–1777
Charles Le Pere, French, active 1772 – 1777
Pierre-Michel Avaulez, French, active 1772 – d. 1777
Date
1772-1777
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Engraving on paper
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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