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Double-spouted vase with cover

After a design by Reinhold Vasters German
ca. 1870–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556
Although not a literal copy of an Italian Mannerist object, the vase is strongly reminiscent of Milanese lapidary work of the late sixteenth century. It was, in fact, included in the 1893 Paris sale of the collection of Frédéric Spitzer as an Italian work of the sixteenth century, but Vasters's drawings of the vase unquestionably identify it as a work of the nineteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Double-spouted vase with cover
  • Artist: After a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
  • Date: ca. 1870–90
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Rock crystal, with partly enameled gold mounts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (17.1 × 19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.659a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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