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Source Description
A major innovation at the Sèvres manufactory during the Second Empire (1852-70) was the introduction a technique of relief decoration known as "pâte-sur-pâte." The figure of the nymph has been created by successively applying several layers of a white clay slip over the pink ground.
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Document identity
localId
18197
label
Vase (Vase Boizot)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18197
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase (Vase Boizot)
description
A major innovation at the Sèvres manufactory during the Second Empire (1852-70) was the introduction a technique of relief decoration known as "pâte-sur-pâte." The figure of the nymph has been created by successively applying several layers of a white clay slip over the pink ground.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1868-1869
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
covers
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H overall: 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm)
Source extras
style
Second Empire
inscriptions
[Factory Mark]: in red: N
crown
décoré à Sévres
69; in green: S.68.
med
porcelain, gilt on bronze
creator_ids
1916
2539
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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a289af3e92b900d5