Pair of elephant-head vases (vases à tête d'éléphant)
Object type: Pair of vases
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
Dimensions: 1983.185.10: 13 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (34.3 × 21.6 cm); 1983.185.11: 13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (34.9 × 21.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1983
Accession year: 1983
Tags: Elephants