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1870-1880 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cloisonné enamel and gilt copper
Brief description
Vase, cloisonné enamel and gilt copper, Birmingham, 1870-80, made by Elkington & Co.
Physical description
Vase, (one of a pair), cloisonné enamel and gilt copper, decorated with coloured flowers and insects. Decorative technique and the choice of motifs are influenced by Japanese examples.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.5in
  • Diameter: 3.75in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Mark of Elkington and Company
  • Pattern number "339"
Credit line
Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon
Object history
Both (1276 and 1276&a-1886) use a decorative technique and choice of motifs, influenced by Japanese examples.

Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan.
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Summary
Following the display of Japanese art at the 1862 London exhibition, the Japanese style exerted enormous influence on British design and had an international appeal. Elkington and Company developed a range of enamelled wares based on Japanese designs which were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Some of Elkington's enamels are technically quite different from the Japanese originals. Whereas Japanese enamellers used traditional wire, cloisonné techniques (creating cells with wire to receive enamel) Elkingtons' electroformed their products, complete with cavities for the enamels. Elkingtons' only produced their enamelled items until about 1880 but continued to import enamels from Japan.
Associated object
1276-1886 (Set)
Collection
Accession number
1276A-1886

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Record createdJune 27, 2005
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