Object Details
- Description
- One of pair. Floral swag and posy decoration, cartouches with mythical scenes of figures and animals in landscapes. Bearded mascaron with faux bail handle in mouth in sculptural relief on sides. Creamy glaze.
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Manufacturer
- Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
- Medium
- Tin-glazed earthenware
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 48.5 × 32 × 27 cm (19 1/8 × 12 5/8 × 10 5/8 in.)
- Type
- ceramics
- Decorative Arts
- Urn
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