Urn

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Urn

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.167

Description

One of a pair of gilded urns with swan-shaped handles, scenic hunting reserves and scenic landscapes on reverse: ovid-shaped with step molding, cylindrical collar; concave band; ovoid-shaped body; ring three-quarters down on body; reel-shaped plinth, with stepped ring on square base; handles oriented vertically with head of bird on breast; acanthus/anthemion-shaped device drop; decorative band surrounds reserve; motif consists of four parallel lines separated by diagonal lines; roughly rectangular polychrome reserves; .87.167: hunting scene: gentleman kneeling, musket raised; peasant holding hunting spaniel; 5 beaters in background raising the game; large tree trunk; sheaves of wheat on left side; landscape scene: "Swiss view" of half timbered structure next to a tower; bridge, rushing waters, set in landscape of mountains and trees; sections connected by iron bolt.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1830

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/8 in

Width

9 in

Diameter

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 9 x 6 3/4 in. (41 x 22.9 x 17.1 cm)

Material

Porcelain

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Object was conserved autumn 2010 as part of MP American Arcadia grant, by Scott Merritt. Both urns were taken apart, cleaned and reassembled. Existing wing tip used as mold to make replacement tip. Broken beak replaced. Chip in base repaired. In-painting to gold and pigment areas completed

Notes

Remarks: .167: underglaze crack in landscape reserve; right handle missing beak; glaze bubble in hunting scene; general wear of gilt.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.168 - Urn - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Parlour