Copy of a François Briot ewer

Carl Haas, Galvanoplastisches Atelier des k. k. österreichischen Museums, Vienna, Austria, ca. 1889

Electrotype, silver-plated and enchased copper.

H: 29.5 cm

UMP 5109

Purchased from the producer in 1886.

An electroformed silver-plated copper replica of a pewter ewer created by the prominant French metalworker François Briot of Montbéliard in 1585–1600. The relief presents allegories of America, Europe, Africa, autumn, spring, and winter.