Vase
1839-1844 (made)
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This vase, designed by the French artist and potter Jules Ziegler (1804-1856), was inspired by the shape and decoration of one of the famous 'Alhambra' vases. These were ten fourteenth- early fifteenth century examples recovered at the hilltop site of the Alhambra in Granada in southern Spain. The Alhambra site was much visited and studied in the nineteenth century and images made available to the wider public through prints and publications. This sparked a craze in 'Alhambresque' design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware moulded in relief |
| Brief description | Vase of brown salt-glazed stoneware moulded in relief, made by Jules-Claude Ziegler, Voisinlieu, 1839-1844. |
| Physical description | Vase of brown salt-glazed stoneware moulded in relief. Elongated ovoid body with a spreading foot, long narrow neck, expanding mouth, and two openwork wing-like handles. The body is decorated with arabesques in pointed compartments. |
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| Gallery label | Vase
Made by Jules-Claude Ziegler, Voisinlieu, Oise, France 1839-44
Marks: unmarked
Salt-glazed stoneware
4074-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This vase, designed by the French artist and potter Jules Ziegler (1804-1856), was inspired by the shape and decoration of one of the famous 'Alhambra' vases. These were ten fourteenth- early fifteenth century examples recovered at the hilltop site of the Alhambra in Granada in southern Spain. The Alhambra site was much visited and studied in the nineteenth century and images made available to the wider public through prints and publications. This sparked a craze in 'Alhambresque' design. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Object Information File in Ceramics and Glass Dept. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4074-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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