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Wall light (one of a pair)

Manufactory Possibly Chantilly French
Manufactory Possibly Vincennes Manufactory French
ca. 1740
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wall light (one of a pair)
  • Manufactory: Possibly Chantilly (French) or
  • Manufactory: Possibly Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756)
  • Date: ca. 1740
  • Culture: French, possibly Chantilly or Vincennes
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: 17 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (44.5 × 39.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.360
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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