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Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Frederic Edwin Church

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Vase

Vase
Object name 
Vase
Date 
1885-86
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Sevres National Manufactory
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Albert Ernest
Medium 
Porcelain
Dimensions 
Overall: 13 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description 
Porcelain Ledoux vase, modified cylindrical form covered in blue enamel, with narrow bands of decoration in gilding and light blue enamel around rim, shoulder and base.
Credit Line 
Gift of the Trustees of Lafayette Post, No. 140
Object Number 
1923.82
Marks 
inscribed: Marked "s85" (encircled) in blue and "DECORE A SEVRES 86" w/monogram "RF" in a red circle
Gallery Label 
Presented to donor organization by M. Bartholdi on behalf of the French delegation to the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty in appreciation of the courtesies extended to them at the unveiling, October 28, 1886.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.