Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . 3 KM 1-32. JKR . FRENCH . pBOJ-f «o ,!B 4*-. WAV M; l- ec it EWER. PEWTER. No. 4289—1857. A GOOD example of the art of Francois Briot, of whose existing worksalmost every one which is known is in pewter. The material onwhich he employed himself was far less costly than what his excellence,both in design and execution, fairly deserved; and he spent upon pewterthe same labour and showed the same skill as other artists have on cups,vases, and ewers of gold and silver. The dec
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . 3 KM 1-32. JKR . FRENCH . pBOJ-f «o ,!B 4*-. WAV M; l- ec it EWER. PEWTER. No. 4289—1857. A GOOD example of the art of Francois Briot, of whose existing worksalmost every one which is known is in pewter. The material onwhich he employed himself was far less costly than what his excellence,both in design and execution, fairly deserved; and he spent upon pewterthe same labour and showed the same skill as other artists have on cups,vases, and ewers of gold and silver. The decoration of this ewer is in low relief. Under the lip—notshown in the illustration—is a clever and spirited mask. The body ofthe vase is divided into three compartments by horizontal bands, of whichthe upper is filled with winged horses and heads within circles. Themiddle has three oval cartouches; in each is a female figure, one with ananchor, another with children, and the third standing. The lowest borderhas grotesque figures sitting or squatting, with wings. The handle has a female figure carv
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