The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Vase (Vase cornet or vase chinois) (one of a pair)

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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Vase (Vase cornet or vase chinois) (one of a pair)

Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Decorator:: Louis-François L'Écot (active 1763–65, 1772–1802)
Date:: 1791
Culture:: French, Sèvres
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 15 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (38.4 x 14 x 12.7 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Accession Number:: 1971.206.23

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 524

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