Vase (vase à tête d'éléphant) (one of a pair)
Object type: Vase
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis
Artist bio: French, 1740–present|French, ca. 1695–1774, active 1748–74
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1758
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 15 7/16 × 10 5/16 × 6 1/4 in., 6lb. (39.2 × 26.2 × 15.9 cm, 2.7443kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Elephants|Flowers