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One of a Pair of Flower Vases (Cuvette à fleurs Verdun)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Manufacturer)
André-Vincent Vielliard (French, active 1752-1790) (Artist)
French (Artist)
1759
Soft paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilding

This flower vase shape was first introduced in 1754 and was made in three sizes. This is the largest, or first, size.

Inscription

[Factory Mark] painted in blue: Intertwined LLs; [Date] Letter painted in blue: F [1759]; [Decorator's Mark] painted in blue: line with three dots; Inscribed: H (?)

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Date Description Narrative
10/6/2014 Examination examined for technical study
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France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 6 1/16 x W: 13 in. (15.4 x 33 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

48.622

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