Vase
ca. 1867 (made)
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The shape of this earthenware vase is based on a Mamluk mosque lamp of the 1300s. It was exhibited at the Paris exhibition of 1867 and was designed by the French ceramicist Joseph-Théodore Deck. Deck was inspired by Middle Eastern design as well as Chinese and Japanese ceramics. His Paris based workshop witnessed some of the most vibrant recreations of the objects that inspired him as well as hybrid pieces, such as this vase, which is a ceramic version of a glass object.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Thrown white earthenware, moulded with floral decoration in a piece-mould and infilled with orange-red pigment under a clear glaze |
| Brief description | Vase in the form of a mosque lamp, earthenware, moulded, with underglaze pigment, designed and made by Joseph-Théodore Deck, Paris, France, 1867 |
| Physical description | Vase in the form of a waisted Mamluk mosque lamp, white earthenware with moulded decoration of flowers, bands of scrolling foliage and medallions, infilled with orange-red pigment under a clear glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THD' in monogram (Impressed and coloured red) |
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| Object history | Purchased from Deck and shown in the Paris international exhibition of 1867 |
| Summary | The shape of this earthenware vase is based on a Mamluk mosque lamp of the 1300s. It was exhibited at the Paris exhibition of 1867 and was designed by the French ceramicist Joseph-Théodore Deck. Deck was inspired by Middle Eastern design as well as Chinese and Japanese ceramics. His Paris based workshop witnessed some of the most vibrant recreations of the objects that inspired him as well as hybrid pieces, such as this vase, which is a ceramic version of a glass object. |
| Bibliographic reference | Paris: <-u>Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition 1867, vol.ii, London, 1868, p.398
Aslin, E.A: <-u> French Exhibition Pieces 1844-78 VAM, 1973, pl. 25
Collinot E & Adalbert de Beaumont: <-u>Recueil de dessins pour l'Art et 'Industrie Graves par E Collinot & Adalbert de Beaumont, 1859, pl.58, 73
See Ceramics & Glass Section Object Information file |
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| Accession number | 705A-1869 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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