THE BIRTH OF VENUS
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The green rectangular plaque has a scene depicted upon it. It shows the figure of a semi nude female in the center surrounded by three winged putti. She holds in her upraised left arm a floating drapery. The scene is colored white and is low relief. Beneath her feet, on a dark green ground, is a large shell, a dolphin and waves also in low relief. It is set in a carved wooden frame set with a green painted mat. The scene is derived from the myth of the birth of Venus.
- Object name:
- THE BIRTH OF VENUS
- Made from:
- porcelain -- frame
- Made in:
- EUROPE
- Date made:
- late 19th-early 20th Century
- Size:
- 44.1 × 16.8 cm (17 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.243.1-2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- NUMBER 546 [Engraved on back]
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978