'Prometheus' Vase
Vase and Cover
1867 (made)
1867 (made)
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Vase and cover, earthenware, painted, with coloured glazes. It is decorated in imitation of maiolica though the base is decorated with snakes in the manner of the 16th century French ceramicist, Bernard Palissy. The scenes on the bowl of the vase represent The Rape of the Sabines. This vase and its companion took their name however from the cover, where an eagle feeds on the liver of Prometheus, a punishment of Zeus for stealing fire from the gods and bringing it back to earth. The vase is thus a typical 19th century virtuoso piece in its command of technique and visual scenes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | 'Prometheus' Vase (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in enamels and majolica glazes |
| Brief description | 'Prometheus' or 'Captive' vase, earthenware with coloured glazes, modelled by Victor Simyan, painted in enamels by Thomas Allen at the Minton Factory, England, 1867 |
| Physical description | Vase and cover, earthenware, painted, with coloured glazes. It is decorated in imitation of maiolica though the base is decorated with snakes in the manner of the 16th century French ceramicist, Bernard Palissy. The scenes on the bowl of the vase represent The Rape of the Sabines. This vase and its companion took their name however from the cover, where an eagle feeds on the liver of Prometheus, a punishment of Zeus for stealing fire from the gods and bringing it back to earth. The vase is thus a typical 19th century virtuoso piece in its command of technique and visual scenes. |
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| Object history | Designed and modelled by Victor Etienne Simyan (born in Saint-Gangoux-le-Royal, France, 1826, died in 1886);inted by Thomas Allen (born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 1831, died in 1915); made by Minton & Co., Stoke- on-Trent, Staffordshire. Exhibited by Minton at the Paris Exhibition of 1867. The painter Thomas Allen, worked for Minton from 1854 to 1875 and subsequently for the firm of Wedgwood. |
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| Accession number | 1048:1, 2-1871 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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