Vase
1900 (made)
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Vase of tin-glazed earthenware hand-painted in colours. Trumpet-shaped with a fluted rim. Eight-lobed with a spreading mouth and base. Painted with anemones on tall stems on a blue ground.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, hand painted |
Brief description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware hand-painted in colours, Ulisse Cantagalli, Florence, 1900. |
Physical description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware hand-painted in colours. Trumpet-shaped with a fluted rim. Eight-lobed with a spreading mouth and base. Painted with anemones on tall stems on a blue ground. |
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Object history | Cantagalli made a group of ceramics to contemporary designs for the international exhibition, Paris, 1900. This example is of that type. Historical significance: In 1878 Ulisse Cantagalli inherited a factory in Florence and began to trade as Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli. His main production was of copies of Italian maiolica, but also of other European and Middle Eastern ceramics.. In 1900 he made a group of ceramics to new, contemporary designs specifically fior the international exhibition held in Paris in 1900. This example is of that type. In 1900 he made a group of ceramics to new, contemporary designs specifically fior the international exhibition held in Paris in 1900. This example is of that type. |
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Accession number | 1586-1900 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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