Bottle, or claret jug, and stopper

Physical description

Flask and flask stopper in coloured glass, with painted decoration in gilding and enamels. The form of the flask is based on a Venetian shape. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.

Place of Origin

Clichy, France (made)

Date

ca. 1867 (made)

Artist/maker

L Joseph Maës, Cristalleries de Clichy (manufacturer)
Appert Frères (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Coloured glass, with painted decoration in gilding and enamels

Dimensions

Height: 34.2 cm

Object history note

Purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition. The form of the flask, intended as a claret jug, is based on a Venetian shape, which had evolved fully and spread across Europe by about 1600, and was particularly common in Spain. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.

Historical context note

Contemporary critical response to the Maës display at the Paris 1867 Exhibition was mixed, but, as in previous exhibitions, he won an award.

Descriptive line

Flask, or claret jug, and stopper, France (Clichy-la-Garenne), made by L. Joseph Maës, Cristalleries de Clichy, 1867-1867, 718-1869.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

S&A Dept. list of objects obtained during the Paris Exbn., p12: Art Journal illus. cat. of the Universal exbn., 1867, p301 amd99: Aslin, E: French Exbn. Pieces 1844-78, V&A.M.,1973,no.22
La cristallerie de Clichy: une prestigieuse manufacture du XIXe siècle By Roland Dufrenne, Jean Maës, Bernard Maës, 2005 ISBN:2-9522492-0-2
possigbly internet publication only
Shows contemporary engraving with the two vases in our collection.

Exhibition History

The Victoria and Albert Museum: Art and Design For All (Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn 18/11/2011-15/04/2012)
The Victoria and Albert Museum: Art and Design For All (Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest 14/06/2012-16/09/2012)

Labels and date

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

This flask was purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition. Contemporary critical response to the Maës display was mixed, but, as in previous exhibitions, he won an award.The form of the flask, intended as a claret jug, is based on a Venetian shape, which had evolved fully and spread across Europe by about 1600, and was particularly common in Spain. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches. [1987-2006]

Materials

Glass

Techniques

Gilding; Enamelling

Subjects depicted

Floral patterns

Categories

Glass; Drinking

Collection code

CER