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Vase on stand

Enameler: Charles Lepec French
ca. 1867
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556
This vase on stand was exhibited in the Universal Exhibition of 1867 in Paris, where it was one of more than twenty works executed by the enamellist Charles Lepec. The form of the vase was inspired by Italian Renaissance metalwork, but both its densely patterned decoration and its palette are typical of nineteenth-century taste. The vase on stand was originally owned by Alfred Morrison (1821–1897), one of the greatest English collectors of his day.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase on stand
  • Artist: Enameler: Charles Lepec (French, Paris 1830–after 1888)
  • Date: ca. 1867
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Enamel on silver, partially gilt
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 12 9/16 x 10 x 7 7/8 in. (31.9 x 25.4 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.452
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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