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On View In:
Gallery 379
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Artist:
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Henri Rapin
Anne-Marie Fontaine
Sèvres Porcelain Factory
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Title:
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"Tropiques" monumental jar and cover
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Date:
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1937 (form c. 1925)
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Medium:
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Polychrome pastel impasto glazes on porcelain
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Dimensions:
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22 1/2 x 15 x 15 in. (57.2 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
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Location:
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Gallery 379
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Rapin, Henri
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1873-1939
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Name:
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Sèvres Porcelain Factory
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Paris, est. 1756
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Name:
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Fontaine, Anne-Marie
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Role:
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Decorator
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks on vase: [AM Fontaine 90.37]; on underside: [S/Sevres Manufacture Nationale France L] and [16-12-37
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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ovoid body decorated with continuous tropical landscape depicting distant mountains and sailboats, stylized palms, exotic birds and butterflies; capped with cover in matching blue glaze
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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98.276.51a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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