Vase
1869 (made)
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Porcelain vase of ovoid body on a foot. Purple with bands of gilding, a central panel painted with an allegorical scene depicting a seated female figure reading to putti. The scrolling ormolu handles each have a pair of scallop shell ornaments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamels, with ormolu |
| Brief description | Porcelain vase, ovoid body on foot, with gilt metal handles, made by P. N. Roussel at Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1869 |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase of ovoid body on a foot. Purple with bands of gilding, a central panel painted with an allegorical scene depicting a seated female figure reading to putti. The scrolling ormolu handles each have a pair of scallop shell ornaments. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mons. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts |
| Object history | Given by Mons. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux Arts Acquisition type: Gift |
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| Accession number | 165-1881 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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