URN (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Entry Hall
About this object
A pair of sculptured white marble garden urns, decorated with angel heads, swags and ribbon scrolls in full relief on the body. There are swags and shields on the base, and fluted and gadroon bands on the collar and rim.
- Object name:
- URN (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Marble
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 78.7 × 61 cm (31 × 24 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 22.14.2
- Class:
- STONE
- Signature marks:
- COAT OF ARMS A shield-shaped coat of arms (with cut out angles) with 3 fleur de lys (the french royal emblem); A shield-shaped coat of arms divided diagonally with a band; an omega, crescent and star above, an omega below
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973