Centerpiece, or Jardinière
Unknown Artist
c. 1830–1850
Medium
gilt bronze with enamel flowers
Dimensions
36.7 × 31 × 17.5 cm · with flowers: 51 × 38.2 × 26.4 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney
Accession Number
2003.256
About this artwork
Regrettably, a maker's mark does not appear on this piece: thus the factory that made it remains unknown. Nevertheless, its design, castings, and gilding are of fine quality and indicate that it is the product of a group of talented craftsmen who worked in the robust taste of the second quarter of the 19th century.