Vase with cover (Vase en tour) (one of a pair)
Object type: Vase with cover
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory
Artist bio: French, 1740–present
Artist role: Manufactory
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1763
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 20 3/16 x W. 8 5/16 x D. 8 5/16 in. (51.3 x 21.1 x 21.1 cm);
Ht. on gilt bronze base: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in.
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1956
Accession year: 1956
Tags: Trophies|Towers