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)
Overall (smaller vase): 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.1 x 17.1 cm)
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
1932.157ab
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