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Carved Vine on Stand

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-2178

Description

Chinese carving of vine with leaves and berries, carved from a single piece of jade, in pinky beige shade to berries; mounted on carved black stone base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carvings (visual works)
carving (processes)
incising
jade (rock)
Chinese export
vines
Carved
Incised
Vine
Jade
Trade
CARVING

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.188

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