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Vase

Ralph Bagnall Beech

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vase by Ralph Bagnall Beech. Black vase with gold rim and base. The body of the vase is black with gold floral designs on either side. The vase has a scene painted on it of a person in a white robe standing on a rocky shore. The person faces away and looks out at a body of water with a distant city. The person holds a tree branch in one hand. The background of the scene is yellow. The vase has a bulbous middle and tapers at the top and bottom. The base of the vase is hexagonal. The vase is against a teal background.

Artwork details

Date:
1851
Medium:
Earthenware, mother-of-pearl
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
415 × 625 px
Museum record:
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