Pair of Covered Vases
Medium
porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
Dimensions
37.4 × 32.7 × 21 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1944.229
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.