Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
The Vase of the Titans

The Vase of the Titans

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The Vase of the Titans
ArtistFrench, 1824–1887
ArtistFrench, 1840–1917
MakerChoisy-le-Roi
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Vase of the Titans
Date1899
MediumGlazed polychromed terracotta
Dimensions27 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. diameter (69.2 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Fayez Sarofim in honor of his wife, Susan, and children, Christopher, Allison, Andrew, and Phillip at “One Great Night in November, 2018"
Object number2018.285.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
221 Shell Oil Gallery
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, France; [Rouillac, France, 10 June 2018, Lot 41, bought in]; [Stuart Lochhead, London, July 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the base, signed into the clay prior to firing “A. CARRIER-BELLEUSE” and dated 20-7.1899 On the underside of the base, drawn into the clay prior to firing “3017 PIM”
The vase bears the mark “H.B. & C CHOISY FRANCE" and the number "1523"

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