Vase with Medea and her children
Vase with Medea and her children
Vase with Medea and her children
Vase with Medea and her children
Vase with Medea and her children
Vase with Medea and her children

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Vase with Medea and her children,

early 19th century

French
y950

Information

Title
Vase with Medea and her children
Dates

early 19th century

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
22.5 x 17 x 8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y950
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Culture
French
Type
vases, porcelain
Materials
hard paste porcelain
Subject
goddesses, offspring, mothers, landscapes (representations), mythology, landscapes (environments), figures (representations), women, bridges (built works)

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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