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This urn-shaped vase with lion heads is decorated with the "bleu nouveau" ground color and with grisaille panels depicting putti and trophies.

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Document identity
localId
4657
label
One of a Pair of Vases (Vase à tête de lion)
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
4657
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
One of a Pair of Vases (Vase à tête de lion)
description
This urn-shaped vase with lion heads is decorated with the "bleu nouveau" ground color and with grisaille panels depicting putti and trophies.
provenance
E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, no. 58 [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
1765-1770
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] In blue: Intertwined Lls; [Modeler's Mark] Cd (Coudray
Michel-Dorothé [1718-1775]
or Charles Dupré [d. 1778])
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
1916
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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b8dcac974ee837c3
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photo
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