Vase
1870-1880 (manufactured)
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Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cloisonné enamel and gilt copper |
| Brief description | Vase, cloisonné enamel and gilt copper, Birmingham, 1870-80, made by Elkington & Co. |
| Physical description | Vase, (one of a pair), cloisonné enamel and gilt copper, decorated with coloured flowers and insects. Decorative technique and the choice of motifs are influenced by Japanese examples. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon |
| Object history | Both (1276 and 1276&a-1886) use a decorative technique and choice of motifs, influenced by Japanese examples. Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan. |
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| Summary | Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan. |
| Associated object | 1276-1886 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1276A-1886 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2005 |
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