Vase Decorated with Scenes of Galloping Horsemen

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1957.215.A
People: Attributed to Jean Courteys, French (1545 - 1586)
Title: Vase Decorated with Scenes of Galloping Horsemen
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 16th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Limoges
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/222210

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Enamel on copper with silver gilt mounts

Dimensions

14.7 × 8 cm (5 13/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

label: bottom, oval, printed text: COLLECTION / 1893 / SPITZER

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus in memory of her husband, Jesse Isidor Straus, Class of 1893
Accession Year: 1957
Object Number: 1957.215.A
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Vase decorated with four horsemen on galloping horses under a row of scrolls and foliage.

Verification Level

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