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Vase with cover

Attributed to: William Adams (1745–1805)
English
late 18th century
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Stoneware (Jasperware)
Dimensions 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number95.484
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

DescriptionDesigned by John Flaxman. Blue and white jasper; dipped; man with cupid in lap, and woman holding arrows within Corinthian arcade. Border of interlaced circles around top; base with palmettes. Chipped.
Marks "No. 3" incised.
ProvenanceNew York. Mr. George Washington Wales; 1895, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales to the MFA.