Vase
ca. 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase; earthenware
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with enamelled decoration |
| Brief description | Vase; earthenware; Zsolnay Ceramic Works; Pécs, Hungary; ca.1900. |
| Physical description | Vase; earthenware |
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| Gallery label | VASE
1350-1900
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Vilmós (Wilhelm) Zsolnay (1828-1900) developed a small ceramics factory at Pécs (Fünfkirchen) into a vast industrialised concern between 1855 and 1900. It began by making stonewares in local Hungarian styles. Its economically produced decorative wares were popular at the international exhibitions of the 1870s. Technical experiments led to the mastery of a wide range of glazes, including lustres copied from Italian Renaissance maiolica. These lustred wares were brilliantly successful at the Paris 1900 International Exhibition. This vase was purchased from the factory's Paris outlet.(1987-2006) |
| Object history | This vase was purchased from the Paris outlet of Zsolnay Ceramic Works. |
| Historical context | Vilmós (Wilhelm) Zsolnay (1828-1900) developed a small ceramic factory in Pécs (Fünfkirchen) in Hungary into a vast industrialised concern between 1855 and 1900. It began by making stoneware in local Hungarian styles. Its economically produced decorative wares were popular at the international exhibitions of the 1870s. Technical experiments led to the mastery of a wide range of glazes, including lustres copied from Italian Renaissance maiolica. Thse lustred wares were brilliantly successful at the Paris 1900 International Exhibition. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1350-1900 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2003 |
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