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URN (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Attributed to)

On view in: Dining Room


About this object

Made of red marble, these urns have fluted necks and bottoms. Mounts in the form of satyrs' heads are linked with fruit-laden grapevines, and a band of guilloché encloses a rosette in each center. The splayed foot on each urn is mounted at the base with a laurel wreath in ormolu.

Object name:
URN (ONE OF TWO)
Made from:
Red marble (marbre griotte) -- gilt bronze
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
late 18th Century
Size:
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
22.2.1
Class:
STONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973