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FOUNTAIN

Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor)

On view in: Lunar Lawn


About this object

Gilt lead wall fountain with marble back and circular basin. It shows Eros on the right holding a swan with his right arm. He holds an arrow with his left hand. Behind the figures are bulrushes. The swan has its wings outspread and its neck extended.

Object name:
FOUNTAIN
Made from:
Marble -- gilt lead
Made in:
France
Date made:
c. 1750

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
72.48
Class:
GARDEN
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973