Vase
1877 (made)
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Porcelain vase, decorated in the pâte-sur-pâte technique.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, decorated with pâte-sur-pâte technique |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain, designed by A.-P. Avisse and decorated by T.M. Doat and A.E.L. Guillemain, made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1877. |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, decorated in the pâte-sur-pâte technique. |
| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
The designer Alexandre-Paul Avisse (active 1848-1884) is an obscure figure. Taxile Maximin Doat, one of the two decorators, was by contrast an important figure in technical developments at Sèvres, where he started in 1877. This vase (a 'vase potiche AB', from its oriental form and the initials of Alexandre Brongniart, director until 1847) is thus an early masterpiece of Taxile Maximin Doat's pâte-sur-pâte technique, which involved the application of successive thin layers of slip (liquid clay), a slow and costly process reserved for exceptional pieces.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Mons. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts |
| Object history | This type of vase is known as a 'vase potiche AB', from its oriental form and the initials of Alexandre Brongniart, director until 1847. It is an early masterpiece of Taxile Maximin Doat's pâte-sur-pâte technique, which involved the application of successive thin layers of slip (liquid clay), a slow and costly process reserved for exceptional pieces. Historical significance: An early masterpiece of Taxile Maximin Doat's pâte-sur-pâte technique. |
| Production | The designer Alexandre-Paul Avisse (active 1848-1884) is an obscure figure. Taxile Maximin Doat, one of the two decorators, was by contrast an important figure in technical developments at Sèvres, where he started in 1877. This vase is an early masterpiece of Doat's pâte-sur-pâte technique. |
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| Accession number | 162-1881 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2006 |
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