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Urn
Warwick Vase
H. Crowther Ltd.
1908-1915
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
H. Crowther Ltd. (Possible maker)
Materials
- Lead
- Stone
Museum Object Number
1969.3406.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3406.001
Object Name
Urn
Title
Warwick Vase
Category
Metals - Garden Objects
Creator (Role)
H. Crowther Ltd. (Possible maker)
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1908-1915
Subject(s)
- Mythological
Materials
- Lead
- Stone
Dimensions (inches)
21 (H) x 31 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
53 (H) x 80 (W) x 52 (D)
Measurement Notes
Rob Plankinton measured object on 2/12/2024: 32” long x 23” wide x 20” height. Rob Plankinton weighed object using scale at Winterthur Post Office on 2/22/2024: 218 pounds. (P. DeStefano 2/23/2024)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McCormick, Heather Jane & Ottomeyer, Hans. 2004 Vasemania: Neoclassical Form and Ornament in Europe.
• Warwick vase in Piranesi illustration: pp. 33-34, no. 2, with history of the vase.Book: Israel, Barbara. Antique Garden Ornament: Two Centuries of American Taste.
• Istrian stone version by Emil Siebern: pp. 62-63, fig. 45, American, c. 1920 at Kykuit, Pocantico Hills, NY.Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Chamberlain & Co. Worcester porcelain Warwick Vase in white with gilding: p. 362, col. pl. 95, has Bacchanal heads, c. 1840-5