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On Display: House - Empire Parlor
Flower container (Vase or urn)
1820-1830
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
1958.1806
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1806
Object Name
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised "DR" may be a mark.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Brown-painted "D" may be a mark.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Washington
- George
- Classical
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
12.392 (H) x 6.457 (L) x 4.754 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.475 (H) x 16.4 (L) x 12.075 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 04//1998 Paris Porcelain in America. Antiques. 554-563.
• Pairs of vases portraying (1) Washington and Lafayette and (2) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: p. 562,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