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Vase with cover (vase à bâtons rompus)

Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
Decorator Attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Etienne Genest French
ca. 1764
Not on view
This vase is notable for the bold zigzag-and-diamond ornament above the foot, the highly architectural handles, and the draped oak garlands linking the handles to the vase. These elements reflect a growing awareness at Sèvres of the Neoclassical style, which was gaining popularity in France in the 1760s. Curiously, the painted decoration showing soldiers in an encampment, like that found on other early Neoclassical vases from Sèvres, ignores the new stylistic influence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase with cover (vase à bâtons rompus)
  • Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
  • Decorator: Attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Etienne Genest (French, active 1752–88)
  • Date: ca. 1764
  • Culture: French, Sèvres
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: H. 18 3/16 in. (46.2 cm.)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.75.74a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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