Vase with cover (vase à panneaux or à perles) (one of a pair)
Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
Pastoral scenes attributed to Charles Nicolas Dodin French
Decoration of wreaths attributed to Jean-Baptiste Tandart French
Not on view
The French names for these vases (see also 58.75.84a–c) "à panneaux" and "à perles" refer to the paneled reserves, here with painted pastoral scenes after compositions by the Dutch painter Nicholaes Berchem, and to the three-dimensional pearl motives on the lid and running down the sides. The plaster model for this type of vase, which was available in two different sizes, has been preserved in the archives of the Sèvres manufactory. The Museum's pair is an example of the smaller size.
[Jeffrey H. Munger, 2006]
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