Not on display

Vase

1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover, zinc silvered, manufactured by Garnier and Vandenberghe, Paris, 1867, bought from the Paris Exposition of 1867

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
  • Liner
Materials and techniques
Zinc, silvered
Brief description
Vase and cover, zinc silvered, the cover surmounted with a female figure and two children, the body circular and tapering upwards decorated in low relief with neo-Grec ornament with handles in the form of horned masks, the whole standing on a conical base.
Physical description
Vase and cover, zinc silvered, manufactured by Garnier and Vandenberghe, Paris, 1867, bought from the Paris Exposition of 1867
Dimensions
  • Height: 62.5cm (Note: Converted from register)
Style
Object history
Catalogued in the Museum's register at the time of acquistion in 1867 as 'Modern French ... Greek design" and "Bought as an example of cheapness of manufacture."
Bibliographic reference
Wallis, George, The Illustrated Catalogue of the Universal Exhibition, Published with the Art Journal (1867-1868), p. 282, ill.
Collection
Accession number
772-1869

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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