Two Vases 1700 - 1800

drawing, print

drawing

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

vase

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

sketchbook drawing

pencil work

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

watercolor

"Two Vases" is an anonymous drawing of two silver pitchers. The design for the pitchers are detailed and elaborate, with a focus on the ornate handle and the base. Created sometime between 1700 and 1800, this drawing is a design for a silver pitcher and serves as a useful study for the history of decorative arts. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.