In antiquity, urns—covered vases without handles—were conceived to hold the ashes of the dead. The shape has continued to inspire designers and can be used for a variety of purposes: utilitarian, ceremonial, or, as here, art object.
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Dimensions:H: 11-7/8 in., Diam: 5-1/4 in. (30.2 × 13.3 cm) Weight: 5.9 lbs (2.7 kg)
Classification:Glass
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number:1970.198.1ab
Inscription: Signed (underside of foot, scratched): Marinot
Marking: No marks.
Henri Delaroche (from 1925); [Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, until 1970; sold to MMA]
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Modern Glass in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20, 1995–March 10, 1996, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art Deco Paris," June 8, 2004–February 6, 2005, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection," December 21, 2007–April 5, 2009, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of French Art Deco," August 4, 2009–January 23, 2011, no catalogue.
Venice. Le Stanze del Vetro. "Maurice Marinot. The Glass, 1911–1934," March 25–July 28, 2019, unnumbered cat. (p. 258; as "Vase with a lid," 1925).
Penelope Hunter. "Art Déco: The Last Hurrah." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 30 (June–July 1972), p. 264.
Marvin D. Schwartz and Betsy Wade. The New York Times Book of Antiques. New York, 1972, ill. p. 311.
Penelope Hunter in "Twentieth Century Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Notable Acquisitions, 1965–1975. New York, 1975, p. 228, ill.
R. Craig Miller. Modern Design in The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1890–1990. New York, 1990, p. 156, ill., Calls it "covered vase".
Félix Marcilhac. Maurice Marinot (1882–1960): Artisan verrier. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre. [Paris], 2013, p. 423, no. 1028, ill.
Jared Goss. French Art Deco. New York, 2014, pp. 152–53, 259, no. 41a, ill. (color).
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