Vase After the Antique
date: label: Date
content: 1789-1792
name: label: Designer
content: Aubert Henri Joseph A. Parent, French, 1753–1835
label: Print Maker
content: Aubert Henri Joseph A. Parent, French, 1753–1835
label: Publisher
content: Chez Mondhare et Jean, 1784 – 1793
label: Publisher
content: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, French, 1734–1799
label: Publisher
content: Pierre Jean, French, 1754–1829
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Large vase decorated with swirling vine and acanthus leaf ornamentation. The vase is elevated on a plinth that features ram head mascarons at the left and right edge. From their horns is draped a garland, at the bottom of which is a carved bird with wings outstretched, and two pecking roosters on either side. The plinth is inscribed: TIIVLIO / AUG.L. / MNESTER. To the left of the plinth is an overturned amphora and a large medal with a profile carved on the front and Greek letters on the side. To the right of the plinth is a sistrum and a lamp. The objects are placed amidst foliage. Although the printed descriptions provide locations for Parent's study of antiquities, the compositional arrangement is imagined. The plate is signed and numbered.
place: label: designed in
content: Rome, Italy
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: 1921-6-228-4
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 44.3 x 29.3 cm (17 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)