1958.1808 Porcelain Lafayette vase
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Flower container (Vase or urn)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Paris, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1820-1830

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (hard-paste)

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1808


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Object Number

1958.1808

Object Name

Flower container (Vase or urn)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Paris, France, Europe

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Side of base; Red-painted "L2609.9"

Subjects

Lafayette; Classical; American themed ceramics; American market (French manufacture)

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

11.703 (H) , 6.189 (W) , 4.402 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.725 (H) , 15.72 (W) , 11.18 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 04//1998 Paris Porcelain in America. Antiques. 554-563.
Pairs of vases portraying (pl. XV) Washington and Lafayette and (pl. XVI) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: p. 562, with the Washington/Lafayette vases differing in shape and painted details from those at Winterthur. Paris, c. 1824
[Book] Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
Pair of vases portraying Lafayette: pp. 289-90, no. 180, France, possibly Paris, c. 1824-30. "Tradition states that Lafayette brought thirteen pairs of these vases with him...for use as gifts to his hosts" during America visit in 1824