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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware with lustred decoration. Four sided globular shape. Painted on each side with a tulip in greenish and blue lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with lustred decoration
Brief description
Vase of earthenware with lustred decoration, probably designed by Vinsce Wartha, made at the factory of Zsolnay Ceramic Works, Pécs, Hungary, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware with lustred decoration. Four sided globular shape. Painted on each side with a tulip in greenish and blue lustre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Zsolnay Pécs' and five churches (for Fünfkirchen) (Impressed, possibly)
  • '6033 M' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Vase depicting stylised flowers Probably Designed by Vinsce Wartha, made at the factory of Vilmos Zsolnay, Pécs (Funfkirchen), Hungary, Hungary about 1900 Marks: 'Zsolnay Pécs' and five churches (for Funfkirchen), ??impresed '6033 M', impressed Earthenware with lustred decoration C.960-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.960-1917

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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