Getty Museum
Vase
Unknown
- Date
- about 1770
- Medium
- Granite with gilt bronze mounts
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Although primarily a decorative object, this bowl may once have held potpourri. Containers for potpourri first appeared in the 1700s in France, made from precious metals, porcelain, lacquer, or hardstones; recipes for their sweet-smelling contents were soon prevalent. In the late 1700s, the taste of collectors stimulated a renewed interest in hardstones mounted with gilt bronze. These mounts show the boldness and angularity of the early Neoclassical style known as *goût grec* (Greek taste).
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