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Plate 5, Livre de vases (Book of Vases)
François Boucher, Gabriel Huquier1738–72
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Folio 5, plate 5 of a series of 12. Design for a vase to be executed in metal with curving shell-shaped forms, placed on a pedestal. The handles and lid are made up of the coils of two snakes.
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- Title: Plate 5, Livre de vases (Book of Vases)
- Creator: François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
- Date Created: 1738–72
- Location Created: Paris, France
- Publisher: Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Paris, France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Etching on cream laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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