Vase
1875-1917 (made)
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Ceramics with mottled or lustred glazes were popular around the turn of the 1900s as part of the fashionable 'art pottery' style. Several potteries in the south of France made this type of ware.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with a mottled glaze |
| Brief description | Vase of stoneware covered with a mottled glaze, made by L. Castel, Cannes, 1875-1917 |
| Physical description | Vase of grey stoneware covered with a mottled green and red glaze. Oviform shape with a cylindrical neck and wide mouth. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chevalier L Castel Cannes ' (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife |
| Historical context | Léon Castel (dates unknown) worked with Marcel Chevalier who founded La Faiencerie du Mont-Chevalier at Cannes in 1888, making earthenwares and stonewares, with mottled and lustred glazes in the style of the more famous Massier family pottery nearby in southern France. Production continued until about 1920. |
| Production | Mr Herman Hart, the donor, attributed this vase to L. Castel; Cannes in his accompanying acquisition notes. Mr Hart was manager of a series of International Exhibitions and acquired pottery on his travels to Europe. Léon Castel (dates unknown) worked with Marcel Chevalier who founded La Faiencerie du Mont-Chevalier at Cannes in 1888, making earthenwares, porcelain, and lustre-wares in the style of the Massier family pottery nearby on the southern French coast. Production continued until about 1920. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Ceramics with mottled or lustred glazes were popular around the turn of the 1900s as part of the fashionable 'art pottery' style. Several potteries in the south of France made this type of ware. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.836-1917 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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