Bronze Urn

Name/Title

Bronze Urn

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.003.001

Tags

Needs new photography

Description

Patinated bronze urn on a matching patinated bronze pedestal. The scenes depict various figures related to the god Dionysus.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1820

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Urn, Decorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

17-1/2 in

Diameter

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Urn: H: 17" to lip, D: 13" int., 15" ext. Base: 14.125" sq., H: 5.5" Overall: H: 50.5" to lip, 51.5" to top of lip C of Column: 29.125"

Material

bronze

Location

Location

Building

AR 109

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

AR 109

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. Last Owner: Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. According to Mrs. Harriet M. Hutson, the urn has a history of use possibly at Jehossee Island, the rice plantation of Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. The owner is the great-great granddaughter of Governor Aiken.

Exhibitions

Exhibition

2

Notes

Exhibit Start: 2004-06-07

Intake

Loan In

L.2004.003.

Lender

Harriet M. Hutson

Date Received

Jun 4, 2004

General Notes

Note

Notes: Very heavy. Upper section of vase sits into pedestal stand. Lower section of hollow column sits into base on plinth. Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 8, 2004

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

June 15, 2023