Wine Cooler
1866 (made)
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A sculptural wine cooler in white, partially glazed biscuit porcelain, with modelling in the form of merfolk on each side and a central dolphin mask back and front. It rests on a black stand with four feet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Partially glazed biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Partially-glazed biscuit porcelain wine cooler by Julius Wilhelm Mantel, made by the Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin, 1866. On wooden stand. |
| Physical description | A sculptural wine cooler in white, partially glazed biscuit porcelain, with modelling in the form of merfolk on each side and a central dolphin mask back and front. It rests on a black stand with four feet. |
| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Julius Wilhem Mantel (1820-1896) was chief sculptor and modeller to the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin from 1841 to 1884. He was a pupil of Karl and Ludwig Wichmann, supporters of the neo-classical tradition which lingered on in Berlin longer than anywhere else in Western Europe. In the 1860s the factory's director, Georg Kolbe, began to turn towards the Renaissance style, particularly for large ornamental pieces, which "most closely belong in the sphere of fine art". This is apparent here in the merfolk and dolphin masks and the generally sculptural nature of the piece.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Object history | In the 1860s the director of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin, Georg Kolbe, began to turn towards the Renaissance style, particularly for large ornamental pieces, which "most closely belong in the sphere of fine art". This is apparent here in the merfolk and dolphin masks and the generally sculptural nature of the piece. |
| Historical context | Julius Wilhem Mantel (1820-1896) was chief sculptor and modeller to the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin from 1841 to 1884. He was a pupil of Karl and Ludwig Wichmann, supporters of the neo-classical tradition which lingered on in Berlin longer than anywhere else in Western Europe. |
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| Other number | HMC.4 - H.M.C. Loan no. |
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| Accession number | MISC.123&A-1921 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2000 |
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