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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1933

GUSN

GUSN-5007

Description

Decorative, bottomless garden urns. Bulbous body which tapers into neck and then flares out at lip. Two handles shaped like a chair leg: clawed foot and molded leg. Figures in relief decorate mid-section; other elements include gadrooning, Greek key and fleur de lis borders.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urns
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
gadrooning
key pattern
Urn, Decorative
Urn, Decorative

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 x 12 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.288.2

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