Ewer

ca. 1900

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Brateau mined French Renaissance motifs for these pieces (see also 1992.16.2), which celebrate the arts. They are inscribed as having been shown by Tiffany and Company at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1900.

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Title: Ewer
Artist: Jules-Paul Brateau (French, 1844–1923)
Date: ca. 1900
Culture: French
Medium: Pewter
Dimensions: Height: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Pewter
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1992
Object Number: 1992.16.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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