Title

Bronze vase, 16th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill.

Caption

Bronze vase, 16th century, (1881). Etching of a vase and lid made in France, the body supported on four lion's paws. The cover features a statuette of a boy holding an armorial shield with three fish. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F36_483

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,2Mb (1,7Mb) / 14,6in x 17,4in / 4365 x 5223 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts country French France metal statue statues bronze art book museum decorative Renaissance location century statuette metalwork figurine literature urn artefact vase artifact 19th century B W Victoria and Albert Museum 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century The Print Collector Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston W. M. McGill McGill W. M. W M McGill McGill W M WM McGill McGill WM W.M. McGill McGill W.M.