Ewer (aiguière)

Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French)c. 1817

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Title: Ewer (aiguière)
Creator: Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French)
Date Created: c. 1817
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 24.6 x 11.6 x 9.9 cm (9 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Type: Silver
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.183
Medium: silver gilt
Inscriptions: [Excise mark for medium-sized work, Paris, 1809-1819, on edge of base], [Two maker's marks of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot after the Revolution, inside foot], [Official assay mark for first standard silver, Paris, 1809-1819, near exterior upper rim], [Applied coat of arms of the count Alfred de la Chapelle, Seigneur of Morton and Beaulieu, Périgord “accolé” with an alternate version of de la Chapelle, exterior of foot], [Struck twice, interior foot]: "ODIOT"
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 1980.183

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