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Urn
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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One of pair. Floral swag and posy decoration, cartouches with mythical scene of Orpheus playing the lyre to animals in landscapes. Bearded mascaron with faux bail handle in mouth in sculptural relief on sides. Creamy glaze.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineUrn. ca. 1780. Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw. CC0.
