Design for Two Vases 1765 - 1790

"Design for Two Vases" is an anonymous 18th-century design drawing for two decorative vases. The drawing is in pen and ink and watercolor on paper. The design on the left is a detailed drawing in color and the drawing on the right is a sketch. Both vases are decorated with rococo-style ornamentation that was popular in the late 1700s. The drawing, which is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, would have been useful for an artisan to create the actual vases.