Faucet (one of a pair)

Unknown

1725–50 · Gilt bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Illustrating yet another use for gilt bronze in the interior, this faucet consists of a nozzle that is decorated with foliate scrolls and a trelliswork pattern dating it to the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Its handle, also serving as a valve, terminates in a dragon’s head.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1725–50

Medium

Gilt bronze

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906