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Tazza

ca. 1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Falloise, Joseph (maker)
Place of origin
Liège (city) (made)

This tazza was bought for £21 from the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, at which Falloise was awarded a prize medal. R. N. Wornum in his essay, The Exhibition as a Lesson in Taste, wrote that '... among the most tasteful works in the Exhibition, are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège, consisting of a shield, vases, and other articles in iron with Renaissance tracery, somewhat of the Cinquecento scroll-work and Henry II tracery combined, with Moorish arabesque inlaid in silver' (Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue).


Object details

Category
Metalwork
Object type
Tazza
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tazza
  • Cover (Closure)
Materials and techniques
Iron inlaid with silver
Iron
Silver
Damascening
Brief description
Tazza and cover, iron inlaid with silver, Belgium, made by Joseph Falloise, ca. 1851
Physical description
Wrought iron damascened with silver
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5in
  • Diameter: 6.375in
Gallery label
  • Iron Tazza and Cover About 1851 Shown at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851 Falloise was awarded a prize medal at the Great Exhibition. The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, one of our main sources of information about the exhibition, said that 'among the most tasteful works are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège'. Belgium, Liège; designed and made by Joseph Falloise Wrought iron, inlaid with silver Bought at the exhibition for £21(05/04/2017)
  • TAZZA AND COVER, Maker, Joseph Falloise Belgium (Liege) about 1851 Iron inlaid with silver 6745-1851 This tazza was bought for £21 from the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, at which Falloise was awarded a prize medal. R. N. Wornum in his essay, The Exhibition as a Lesson in Taste, wrote that '... among the most tasteful works in the Exhibition, are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège, consisting of a shield, vases, and other articles in iron with Renaissance tracery, somewhat of the Cinquecento scroll-work and Henry II tracery combined, with Moorish arabesque inlaid in silver' (Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue).(1987-2006)
Object history
Purchased from the Great Exhibition of 1851 for £21.0.0
Summary
This tazza was bought for £21 from the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, at which Falloise was awarded a prize medal. R. N. Wornum in his essay, The Exhibition as a Lesson in Taste, wrote that '... among the most tasteful works in the Exhibition, are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège, consisting of a shield, vases, and other articles in iron with Renaissance tracery, somewhat of the Cinquecento scroll-work and Henry II tracery combined, with Moorish arabesque inlaid in silver' (Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue).
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
6745:1, 2-1851

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Record createdApril 28, 2006
Record URL
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