Young woman holding libation cup

César-Isidore-Henry Cros French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Pâte-de-verre was a material made from variously colored powdered glass placed in a clay mold and then fired in a kiln. Cros developed the technique in 1893.

Young woman holding libation cup, César-Isidore-Henry Cros (French, 1840–1907), Painted terracotta; study for a work in pâte-de-verre, French, Paris or Sèvres

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