Related person Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss (American, ca. 1834 – 1869)

Vase

1850-1900

Place madeRome, Italy, Europe

Bronze, marble, brass

Overall (larger vase): 10 3/4 x 7 in. (27.3 x 17.8 cm)
Overall (smaller vase): 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.1 x 17.1 cm)

Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman

1932.157cd

These vases were purchased in Rome for the donor's mother by Thomas H. Hotchkiss. They are copies of originals in a museum in Naples, Italy.

DescriptionOne of four cast bronze vases on marble pedestals; larger vases with two strap handles and cast mythological imagery including centaurs, smaller vases with ring handles and cast foliate decoration; each urn has removable brass insert and rests on detachable cylindrical marble pedestal base.

ClassificationsBASE METALS