Ornamental Vase Design
date: label: Date
content: 1767
name: label: Designer
content: P. Moithey, French, active 18th century
label: Print Maker
content: P. Moithey, French, active 18th century
label: Publisher
content: Jean-Baptiste Crépy, French, active 1753 – d. 1796
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vase in the form of a krater with two upturned handles. The vase is decorated with meanders, bound laurel leaf, and gadrooning ornamentation. The tall neck of the vase features a trophy with attributes of the garden (a rake, a spade, a watering can). The vase has a simple, low socle and is elevated on a platform that extends to the edge of the image. The plate is signed and numbered.
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: 1921-6-503-3
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper