Ornamental Vase Design
date: label: Date
content: 1786-1789
name: label: Designer
content: François Voisin, French, active 18th century
label: Publisher
content: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, French, 1734–1799
label: Publisher
content: Pierre Jean, French, 1754–1829
label: Publisher
content: Chez Mondhare et Jean, 1784 – 1793
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Lidded vase with a finial of a winged putti holding on its head a basket of wheat. The vase has two handles formed from stylized leaves the spiral at the top. The thin neck of the vase has a repeating lozenge pattern filled with rosettes. The shoulder of the vase has a band of alternating mascarons and acanthus leaves, with a medallion of a roman bust in its center. The vase has a narrow, tapered foot with acanthus leaf decoration and is elevated on a low socle. The print is numbered but not lettered.
place: label: made in
content: France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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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: 1921-6-457-2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on paper