# Garniture of Three Flower Vases (Vases Hollandois)

- By: Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (French, founded 1740; Painted by André-Vincent Vielliard; (French, 1717-90, active 1752-90))
- Date: c. 1761
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 1994.373.1a-b, 1994.373.2a-b: 17.6 × 17.6 × 12.7 cm (6 7/8 × 6 7/8 × 5 in.) 1994.373.3a-b: 19 × 19.5 ×14.3 cm (7 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
- Culture: Sèvres
- Credit line: Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/135718)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ec81b073-cc79-8d52-6465-85db4e65774e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A garniture, or set, of vases usually consisted of three or five vases, which could vary by size or shape, shown as a group on mantles or furniture. Each of these vases is comprised of two parts: vase and stand. Water was poured into the lower portion through the openings around the stand and was drawn up through holes into the fan-shaped vase.

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