VASE WITH SCENES FROM OVID'S "METAMORPHOSES"

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway

About this object

Urn-shaped with two mermaids for handles, a pedestal food and plinth. The background is on an unusual matte green with gilding around the rim and a gilded band at the top of its central part. The glazed white mermaid handles and acanthus leaf decoration at the bottom provide a striking contrast to the green ground.Two large paintings are enclosed in gold bands. On one side is a depiction of a satyr and a nymph, and on the other is Venus and Adonis. Both are taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Around the top and foot are garlands of leaves in gold.

Object name:

VASE WITH SCENES FROM OVID'S "METAMORPHOSES"

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

early 19th Century

Size:

44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.280

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973