Ornamental Vase Design
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1738
name: label: Designer
content: François Boucher, French, 1703–1770
label: Print Maker
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vase in the form of a ewer. A shell-shaped lid is attached to the left handle by a chain. The chain connects to a knob handle composed of a ram's head decorated with snakes; this motif is repeated on the opposite side. The vase is elevated on a small, stepped plinth. The plate is printed in red ink (sanguine). The plate is signed and lettered.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-245-4
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bound print
label: Type
content: Bound print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching in red ink on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 21.8 × 15 cm (8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in.)