Etruscan

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V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Launay, Hautin Et Cie (retailer)
Place of origin	France (made)

Launay, Hautin et Cie were agents for the Bercy, Choisy-le-Roi, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. This vase pattern was named "Etrusque"despite its obvious and exclusive debt to the 18thC Rococo style. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology.

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Categories	ELISE Glass Containers
Object type	Vase
Titles	Etruscan Etrusque (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Press-moulded glass Pressed Glass
Brief description	Press-moulded glass vase, France, Retailed by Launay, Hautin et Cie, 1830-50
Physical description	Launay, Hautin et Cie were agents for the Bercy, Choisy-le-Roi, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. This vase pattern was named "Etrusque"despite its obvious and exclusive debt to the 18thC Rococo style. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology.
Dimensions	Height: 21.5cm
Style	19TH CONT
Gallery label	Launay, Hautin et Cie were agents for the Bercy, Choisy-le-Roi, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. This vase pattern was named 'Etrusque' despite its obvious and exclusive debt to the 18thC Rococo style. (1987-2006) VASE 4422-1901 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' The technique of pressing glass in a mould was developed in the U.S.A. in the 1820s, and not only made the production of glass much cheaper, but also permitted complex relief decoration, as in this case. The stippled background was necessary in the early stages to hide the dullness caused by the glass chilling in the mould. The design for this vase incorporating matting and rocailles was published in 1840, and called, astonishingly, "Etruscan". Launay, Hautin et Cie were the agents for the Bercy, Choisy, Baccarat and St. Louis glassworks. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn St.
Credit line	Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production	Pazaurek (1923, p.363, fig.314). Illustrated in Launay, Hautin & Cie catalogue of 1840
Other number	7637 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	4422-1901

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1027/etruscan-vase-launay-hautin-et/

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