VASE
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
The vase is flattened with a domed cover and a lower part that bulges under a narrower neck. The vase is carved all around the lower part with freestanding and high relief carvings. They represent branches, leaves and flowers. The cover is similarly carved with one branch on top. The wooden ovoid base is carved in openwork and inlaid with silver.
- Object name:
- VASE
- Made from:
- Amethyst quartz
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 19th Century
- Size:
- 24.1 x 23.5 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.3.1-2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973