Designer:

Edme Bouchardon, French, 1698–1762  Search this

Print Maker:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Publisher:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Chez Huquier  Search this

Medium:

Etching on laid paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1737

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Vase in the shape of a bowl that also forms part of a fountain. The vase is supported by four curved feet, at the top of which are masks from whose mouths spill water. There are bands of scalloped and vegetal decoration above the masks. The handles of the vase are formed by intertwined snakes. The vase is topped with a squatting, open-mouthed figure. The plate is lettered and numbered.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-479-24

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a6723d3d-61c9-4a59-99e6-cb8aea86946b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-479-24