Urn and cover
Vase and Cover
ca. 1700 - ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1700 - ca. 1750 (made)
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This urn with cover was probably made in France, Dieppe, in ca. 1700-50. This urn is made in ivory with a silver finial, and the two handles is probably a later addition, as is the base. Both base and cover seem to have been made using a lathe initially (machine-marks are visible on the inside of the body and the cover), and then carved. This ivory urn is probably based on a print by Pietro Sante (Santi) Bartoli (1615-1700), first published in 1697 in P.S. Bartoli, Gli antichi sepolcri, overo mausolei romani..., pl. 100; see Oechslin 1982, cat. no. 74. Bartoli's engraving depicts a marble funerary urn from a grave outside the Porta Solaria, Rome.
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Title | Urn and cover (named collection) |
Materials and techniques | Ivory with a silver finial |
Brief description | Urn and cover, ivory with a silver finial, probably France, probably Dieppe, ca. 1700-50 |
Physical description | This ivory urn with a silver finial is in the style of an antique urn, with an integral cover and two handles. Round the body of the base is a scrolled band of stylised foliage in relief; the lower part tapers to the moulded scalloped foot. Stands on an integral rectangular base. The cover is carved with spiral gadrooned scallops, and is surmounted by a silver finial in the form of an acorn. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by H.L. Florence |
Object history | Bequeathed by Henry Louis Florence Esq., formerly of 16 Royal Crescent, Bath, in 1916. |
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Summary | This urn with cover was probably made in France, Dieppe, in ca. 1700-50. This urn is made in ivory with a silver finial, and the two handles is probably a later addition, as is the base. Both base and cover seem to have been made using a lathe initially (machine-marks are visible on the inside of the body and the cover), and then carved. This ivory urn is probably based on a print by Pietro Sante (Santi) Bartoli (1615-1700), first published in 1697 in P.S. Bartoli, Gli antichi sepolcri, overo mausolei romani..., pl. 100; see Oechslin 1982, cat. no. 74. Bartoli's engraving depicts a marble funerary urn from a grave outside the Porta Solaria, Rome. |
Associated object | 17239 (Prototype) |
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Accession number | A.32-1917 |
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Record created | May 6, 2005 |
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