Ewer
Maker
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, active from 1756 to the present)
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1775
Mediumgilt bronze, porcelain
Dimensions10 x 3 1/4 x 5 in. (25.4 x 8.3 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionOne of a pair of ewer shaped vases on a wide stem with rounded lower sections, a short, slender neck, and a curving spout. The handle rises from the rim and terminates in the middle of the vases. They are both decorated with circular white reserves of flowers.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Status
On viewObject number27.68