Ewer (aiguière)

c. 1817

Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot

Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French)

Decorative Art and Design

Ewer (aiguière), c. 1817. Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French). Silver gilt; overall: 24.6 x 11.6 x 9.9 cm (9 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1980.183

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot
Classification: Silver
Formatted Medium: silver gilt
Medium: silver, gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 24.6 x 11.6 x 9.9 cm (9 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: [Excise mark for medium-sized work, Paris, 1809-1819, on edge of base] Inscription: [Two maker's marks of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot after the Revolution, inside foot] Inscription: [Official assay mark for first standard silver, Paris, 1809-1819, near exterior upper rim] Inscription: [Applied coat of arms of the count Alfred de la Chapelle, Seigneur of Morton and Beaulieu, Périgord “accolé” with an alternate version of de la Chapelle, exterior of foot] Inscription: [Struck twice, interior foot]: "ODIOT"
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1980.183
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1980, All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts