Pompeian Vase
Designer
G. Paulding Farnham
(American, 1859 - 1927)
Manufacturer
Tiffany & Company
(American, founded 1837)
Date1900
MediumSilver, enamel
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 × 14 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (46.99 × 36.2 × 22.23 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Charles T. and Marion Thompson Fund
Object number2019.1.1
Markingsmarked of Tiffany & Co. on underside, numbered 13899-1120 and with 1900 Paris Exposition mark
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DescriptionOn spreading circular base with gadrooned rim, rising to a amphora-form body chased with lobes spaced by reeded arches, the shoulders enameled with stylized red lyres and yellow flowers above scrolling green foliage, neck chased with shells and flowering vines, the upswung openwork handles cast with climbing vines and terminating in two swan heads, the handles topped by stylized pierced rosettes.
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