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Vase (Vase A de 1780)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The scene of Venus, Adonis, and Cupid is derived from a painting by François Boucher. The title of this vase form, 'Vase A de 1780,' refers to the year in which it was designed.
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Provenance
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Sequin Schroeder Collection (?). E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris [1]. A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] no. 72
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 17 5/16 in. (43.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.580
