Urn

Item Information

Title:
Urn
Description:
Oval base tapers to stem and helmet-like body. Conforming top with pointed finial. Applied ormolu lion's head; ring handles. Black painted ground with gilt decoration of leaves and a pastoral farm scene. Unfinished pewter interior.
Date:
1765–1800
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
gilding (technique)
japanning
gilt bronze
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
urns
covers (closures)
case furniture
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
farming (activity or system)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Panthera leo (species)
heads (representations)
pastoral
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
13.375 in. x 7.25 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8047
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.378.2AB
Identifier:
8047