Bowl

Physical description

Inscribed with "Albert Dammouse S"within a circle, impressed.

Place of Origin

Sèvres, France (made)

Date

ca. 1900 (made)

Artist/maker

Albert-Louis Dammouse, born 1848 - died 1926 (designer and maker)

Materials and Techniques

Pâte d'email (enamel paste glass)

Marks and inscriptions

'Albert Dammouse S' within a circle, impressed

Dimensions

Width: 11.0 cm maximum

Descriptive line

Bowl, France (Sèvres, Paris), Albert-Louis Dammouse, 1900

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

Paris, Museé d'Orsay: catalogue sommaire..arts décoratifs, 1988; Arwas,V: Art Nouveau- Art Deco

Labels and date

Selected from the Paris Salon 1901, for the Museum by Alan Cole (son of the museum's first Director, Henry Cole) this bowl by A-E Dammouse (1848-1926) was 'to illustrate characteristic phases of French technique and workmanship adapting various materials for ornamental purpose' Described on acquisition as 'a cup of 'pâte d'email' with 'cloisons' of ceramic material enclosing decorative flowers, the material is one given different descriptive names depending on the method of its use and the resulting appearance. In essence, it is formed of a powdered glassy material which is related to glass, glaze and enamel all of which are silicate-based. Dammouse was one of a small group of artists experimenting with glass pastes of various sorts at the beginning of the century, following the work of Henry Cros. Dammouse, who worked with Ernest Chaplet, also worked in the Sèvres porcelain factory and was given a studio by the company in which to make these experiments.

Subjects depicted

Flowers

Categories

Glass

Collection code

CER