Ornamental Vase Design

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cup-shaped vase supported by goats, standing on a pedestal ornamented with acanthus leaves. The vase has twisted scalloping from the middle of the form to the rim. The lower half of the vase body is decorated with a fish-scale pattern and a garland that drapes from the center of the vase, over the horns of the goats, and around their bellies. The plate is lettered and numbered.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Edme Bouchardon, French, 1698–1762
Print Maker
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Publisher
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Chez Huquier
Date
1738-1749
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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