Pair of vases

Unknownabout 1750

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Made in Turkey, these ceramic vases were later mounted with gilt bronze in Paris and turned into decorative ewers. Turkish ceramics were admired during the Rococo period for their ornamental vocabulary of arabesque (tightly spiraling, sinuous leaf pattern) motifs.

Details

Title: Pair of vases
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 1750
Type: Vase
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Fritware with underglaze and overglaze colors; gilt-bronze mounts
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 2015.73
Culture: Turkish (vase); French (mount)
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift of Dr. Horace W. Brock in memory of Frank Berendt
Creator Display Name: Unknown
Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)

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