Etruscan; Etrusque

Physical description

Launay, Hautin et Cie were agents for the Bercy, Choisy-le-Roi, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. This vase pattern was named "Etrusque"despite its obvious and exclusive debt to the 18thC Rococo style. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology.

Place of Origin

France (made)

Date

ca. 1840 (made)

Artist/maker

Launay, Hautin et Cie (retailer)

Materials and Techniques

Press-moulded glass

Dimensions

Height: 21.5 cm

Descriptive line

Vase, France, Retailed by Launay, Hautin et Cie, 1830-1850, 4422-1901 .

Labels and date

Launay, Hautin et Cie were agents for the Bercy, Choisy-le-Roi, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. This vase pattern was named 'Etrusque' despite its obvious and exclusive debt to the 18thC Rococo style.
VASE

4422-1901

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

The technique of pressing glass in a mould was developed in the U.S.A. in the 1820s, and not only made the production of glass much cheaper, but also permitted complex relief decoration, as in this case. The stippled background was necessary in the early stages to hide the dullness caused by the glass chilling in the mould. The design for this vase incorporating matting and rocailles was published in 1840, and called, astonishingly, "Etruscan". Launay, Hautin et Cie were the agents for the Bercy, Choisy, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks.

Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn St. [1987-2006]

Production Note

Pazaurek (1923, p.363, fig.314). Illustrated in Launay, Hautin & Cie catalogue of 1840

Materials

Pressed glass

Categories

Containers; Glass

Collection code

CER