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Vase

1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rookwood Pottery (manufacturer)
Valentien, Albert Robert (decorator)
Place of origin
Cincinnati (made)

Vase of brown earthenware, decorated in slip with Chinese dragons in slight relief on an avanturine ground and covered with brownish transparent glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with painted slip decoration under a brownish transparent glaze
Earthenware
Slip
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Vase, earthenware with painted slip decoration, decorated by Albert Robert Valentien (1862-1925), made by Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1898.
Physical description
Vase of brown earthenware, decorated in slip with Chinese dragons in slight relief on an avanturine ground and covered with brownish transparent glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RP' in monogram surrounded by twelve flames (Impressed)
  • 'A.R.V.' (The initials of the decorator (Albert Robert Valentien), incised)
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
VASE

1690-1900

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

In 1884, by accident and rarely repeated with success, an effect was achieved at the Rookwood pottery in which streaks of golden crystals appeared embedded within the glaze. Called 'Tiger Eye', Rookwood technicians spent years trying to standardize it. This vase, a specially thrown piece, is probably one attempt: it was purchased from Siegfried Bing's shop, L'Art Nouveau. The dragon ornament reflects lingering Japanese influence reinforced at Rookwood by the employment of Japanese designers such as Kataro Shirayamadami. Valentien ran the Rookwood decorating department from 1881 to 1905.
Subject depicted
Dragons
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1609-1900

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Record createdApril 11, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122965/vase-valentien-albert-robert/
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