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Pot à Oille (Soup Tureen), plate 78, in Elements d'Orfevrerie (Elements of Goldsmithing), Second Part
Jacques Roettiers1748
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Tureen body, foot (shaped like fishtail), and lid made of shells ornamented with various kinds of leaves, handles made of twisted vines. At center, a crown and finial made of a plumed helmet, alongside a headless fish and arrows.
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- Title: Pot à Oille (Soup Tureen), plate 78, in Elements d'Orfevrerie (Elements of Goldsmithing), Second Part
- Creator: Jacques III Roëttiers, French, 1707–84, Jacques Jean Pasquier, French, died 1785
- Date Created: 1748
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/30914
- Medium: Etching on white laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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