Pair of Ewers
18th century (made)
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These vases have appeared in several different media. The original design was created by the French painter Jacques Stella (1596-1657) in the 17th century. Stella’s niece Françoise Bouzounet made an engraving of the design which appeared as plate 18 in Livre de Vases (1669). This example was modelled in bronze after Stella’s design sometime between 1700 and 1800. The Meissen porcelain factory in Saxony produced a ceramic version of the design in about 1732.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, cast and chased |
| Brief description | Bronze vase with an acanthus leaf and a mask at either end of the handle, and the relief of a boy on the front, France, 18th century |
| Physical description | Cast and chased. The handle extends from back to front, terminating at one end in an acanthus leaf and at the other end in a mask; below the mask is a demi-figure of a boy in high relief. |
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| Object history | This vase is copied from a print in a set of vase designs by Jacques Stella, published in 1667. Stella, a painter and engraver, worked in Italy and France, but the bulging baroque forms of this vase, a form of ewer, reflect his stays in Rome and Florence, Stella's Livre de Vases (50 plates) had a great influence, especially on ceramic manufacturers. |
| Production | Modelled from a design by the painter Jacques Stella, engraved by his niece Francois Bouzounet. The design was adapted by Meissen porcelain about 1732. |
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| Summary | These vases have appeared in several different media. The original design was created by the French painter Jacques Stella (1596-1657) in the 17th century. Stella’s niece Françoise Bouzounet made an engraving of the design which appeared as plate 18 in Livre de Vases (1669). This example was modelled in bronze after Stella’s design sometime between 1700 and 1800. The Meissen porcelain factory in Saxony produced a ceramic version of the design in about 1732. |
| Associated object | REPRO.1877-17 (Reproduction) |
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| Accession number | 843A-1870 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2004 |
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