Greek Revival Vase with Picturesque Views (detail)Tucker Factory (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)1828–36
Greek Revival Vase with Picturesque Views (detail)Tucker Factory (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)1828–36Porcelain, brassThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkView: Sedgely Park, designed by distinguished architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and the country seat of Philadelphia merchant James Fisher; it is considered to be the earliest Gothic Revival house in America.Inscription: (in a reserve, below the view): Sedgeley Park Seat of Mr. James/Fisher -- source link
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