Urn

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Urn

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.165

Description

One of a pair of gilded urns with lions head-shaped handles, "Swiss" landscape reserves: flared lip reel-shaped collar; ovoid-shaped body; ring three quarters down body; reel-shaped plinth; stepped ring on square base; erect lion head handle with swept back mane; torch-shaped drops; MP.87.165 has gilt decorative border of dentils top and bottom, conjoined leaves on sides, cross in box at corners; roughly rectangular polychrome reserve of masonry building with wood roof, clouds, trees, mountains and water in background, peasants standing and sitting by the house; 87.165 has gilt decorative border of bellflowers on three sides, dentils on bottom; reserve of lock house on water, trees, mountains, clouds; two men fish in foreground; five peasants walk to left of building; back design of both urns has central rose in circlet; four floral circlets around center rose; daisy-like flower rendered differently on each urn; sections connected by iron bolt; .165 has paper label in ink " C. LEVIELE/ MAKER AND REPAIRER/ Fans, Shell, and Bric-a-Brac/ 12 E. 37th St., NEW YORK/ NO. 3232".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-9/16 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (29.4 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm)

Material

Porcelain

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Object was conserved autumn 2010 as part of MP American Arcadia NEH grant, by Scott Merritt. Both urns were taken apart, cleaned and reassembled. Disfiguring fill material was reduced, cracks and minor chips were filled, and inpainting done to match gold and pigments.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: .165: repair on lip; surface dirt inside; crack lower left of reserve; gilt worn.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.166 - 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