Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1875-1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red enamels and gilded. Of slender beaker shape with a spreading foot and lip. Square in section with faceted corners. On one side is a tall cartouche framed in relief scrollwork. Painted within this is a scene of a man standing near a barrel outside a building and drinking from a flask. The border is elaborated with painted leafy sprays. On the reverse is painted a Chinoiserie design with a duck seated on a stand, surrounded by three lotus sprays, and pendant flower sprays above and below. A Chinese-style lozenge diaper band encircles the lip.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red enamels and gilded, made by the factory of Emile Gallé, Nancy, ca. 1875-1880.
Physical description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red enamels and gilded. Of slender beaker shape with a spreading foot and lip. Square in section with faceted corners. On one side is a tall cartouche framed in relief scrollwork. Painted within this is a scene of a man standing near a barrel outside a building and drinking from a flask. The border is elaborated with painted leafy sprays. On the reverse is painted a Chinoiserie design with a duck seated on a stand, surrounded by three lotus sprays, and pendant flower sprays above and below. A Chinese-style lozenge diaper band encircles the lip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Gallé Nancy'
Credit line
Given by G.H. Clarke, Esq.
Object history
The form imitates 18th Century Dutch delftware beaker vases made under the influence of Chinese porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.10-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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