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Pair of Potpourri Vases
1850-1880
biscuit porcelain
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The biscuit reliefs of mythological scenes and the classical ornament on these urns set on pedestals simulate the jasper ware of Josiah Wedgwood.
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.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
19 in. (48.26 cm) approx.
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.
VO.31 (48.1477, 48.1478)