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Vase

1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Appert Frères (manufacturer)
Rousseau, François Eugène (commissioned by)
Place of origin
Paris (manufactured)

Vase, France (Paris), commissioned by François-Eugène Rousseau, probably made by Appert Frères at Clichy glassworks, 1878

Object details

Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown, applied relief and enamelled.
Brief description
Vase, France (Paris), commissioned by François-Eugène Rousseau, probably made by Appert Frères at Clichy glassworks, 1878
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • Width: 17cm
Style
19th CONT
Gallery label
Rousseau inherited a shop selling ceramics and glass and a workshop at 43 rue Coquillière, in Paris. He was not a designer himself but was particularly influenced by Japanese art when he began to commission glass designs around 1867. Most of his glass was executed by Appert Frères at Clichy. The designers are rarely identifiable. The informal bag-like shape of this vase and the idea of fish swimming under the surface on which float water-weeds are all Japanese in inspiration. It was shown in the international exhibition, Paris, 1878
Bibliographic reference
Arwas, Room 8 labels etc; Aslin, E: French Exbn. Pieces; Paris, Musés d'Orsay: Catalogue sommaire;, pp189..
Other number
9454
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
673A-1878

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Record createdFebruary 5, 1999
Record URL
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