Collection Highlights
Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of vases with covers and stands
Object name
Pair of vases with covers and stands
Date
1800-1820
Medium
Porcelain and teakwood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/2 x 9 in. ( 39.4 x 22.9 cm )
Description
Identical ovoid vases with cone-shaped finial covers; detailed "famille rose" decorations depicting cherry trees with blossom, peonies, with flying and standing birds; four legged low teakwood stands with carved scrolled edges.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alice Temple Parkin
Object Number
1946.78a-f
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
