Vase
An oval earthenware vase with a dark glazed rim carries a painted scene of two sailing vessels on choppy green water beneath a clouded sky and a glowing moon at left. The wave-broken sea and muted green palette create a nocturnal, stormy mood across the curved body.
Look closer: A small dark sailboat on the left horizon, almost lost in the sky.
- Artist
- T. J. Wheatley & Company
- Date
- ca. 1880–82
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 2999 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2018