VASE
Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
The central portion of the vase is round. It rests on a pedestal foot decorated with reclining cupids and leaf scrolls. The elaborate cover ends in a rosebud finial. The two handles are composed of nude women leaning against a leaf scroll. On the main body of the vase are two medallions, one on the front and the other on the back. They are carved in relief with an allegorical figure surrounded by cupids and various trophies and symbols.
- Object name:
- VASE
- Made from:
- Ivory
- Made in:
- GERMANY
- Date made:
- mid 19th Century
- Size:
- 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.10.1-2
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973