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The harbor scenes painted on the reserves of this pair of "bleu nouveau" vases are attributed to Jean-Louis Morin, a highly productive painter active at Sèvres from 1754-1787.

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Document identity
localId
23864
label
One of a Pair of Fluted Vases (Vase cannelé à bandeau)
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object
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2
Source metadata
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23864
contentType
object
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normalized
title
One of a Pair of Fluted Vases (Vase cannelé à bandeau)
description
The harbor scenes painted on the reserves of this pair of "bleu nouveau" vases are attributed to Jean-Louis Morin, a highly productive painter active at Sèvres from 1754-1787.
provenance
Collection of Sir George Lindsay Holford [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sir George Lindsay Holford Collection Sale, London, July 13, 1927, no. 173 illus.; E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, no. 61 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1770
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CC0
language
en
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Ceramics
vases
covers
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Marks are concealed by base. [Decorator's Mark] On scene: XX N 1770 M
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1915
1916
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EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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17d083891e8161c7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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