Art Nouveau Vase
1908-1909
Artists
Dimensions
32.07 x 12.07 cm (12 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
The French Government, gift; to Harvard University, transfer; to Fogg Art Museum, 1910.
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