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Urn

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1870

GUSN

GUSN-61145

Description

Small bronze urn, bulbous form with rolled lip. Square marble base. Acanthus leaf and bellflower motif.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urns
bronze (metal)
casting (process)
Urn

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1735

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