Vase

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Figure of seated cat, upturned tail forming handle; top of head open; exterior body glazed black, eyes yellow, muzzle white. Interior clear-glazed over light cream body.

Credit Line

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1949-49-2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ceramics

Decorative Arts

Vase

Medium

Earthenware

Dimensions

H x W x D: 22.2 x 17.3 x 10.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 13/16 x 4 1/4 in.)

made in

Italy

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42b2b25e1-0a36-4029-8277-ce41a0a2e85f

Record ID

chndm_1949-49-2

Vase

Object Details

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