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| Title | "Tropiques" monumental jar and cover |
| Artist | Henri Rapin ; Anne-Marie Fontaine ; Sèvres Porcelain Factory |
| Date | 1937 (form c. 1925) |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G379 |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Polychrome pastel impasto glazes on porcelain |
| Size: | 22 1/2 x 15 x 15 in. (57.2 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Europe, France |
| Culture: | Europe, France |
| Style: | 20th century, Art Deco |
| Inscriptions: | Marks on vase: [AM Fontaine 90.37]; on underside: [S/Sevres Manufacture Nationale France L] and [16-12-37 PM]; [AMF] on cover |
| Physical Description: | ovoid body decorated with continuous tropical landscape depicting distant mountains and sailboats, stylized palms, exotic birds and butterflies; capped with cover in matching blue glaze |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota |
| Accession Number: | 98.276.51a,b |
| Artist: | Henri Rapin, French, 1873-1939 |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: | French |
| Life Dates: | French, 1873-1939 |
| Artist: | Anne-Marie Fontaine |
| Role: | Decorator |
| Nationality: |
| Artist: | Sévres Porcelain Factory, Paris, est. 1756 |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | Paris, est. 1756 |
| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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