Bound Print, Plate 11, Livre de vases (Book of Vases), 1738–72 (CH 18289137)
Summary
Folio 11, plate 11 of a series of 12. Design for a vase influenced by shell forms to be executed in metal, placed on a pedestal. The body, accentuated with rocky ribs and sea plant forms, rests upon a siren mermaid figure at left and a triton at right, their tails intertwined to form the base.
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prints of france in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
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Date
1738
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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