Not on display

Bottle, or Claret Jug, and Stopper

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
L. Joseph Maës, Cristalleries De Clichy (manufacturer)
Appert Frères (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Clichy (made)

Flask and flask stopper in coloured glass, with painted decoration in gilding and enamels. The form of the flask is based on a Venetian shape. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Bottle, or claret jug, and stopper
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Flask
  • Flask Stopper
Materials and techniques
Coloured glass, with painted decoration in gilding and enamels
Glass
Gilding
Enamelling
Brief description
Flask, or claret jug, and stopper, France (Clichy-la-Garenne), made by L. Joseph Maës, Cristalleries de Clichy, 1867-1867, 718-1869.
Physical description
Flask and flask stopper in coloured glass, with painted decoration in gilding and enamels. The form of the flask is based on a Venetian shape. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.2cm
Style
19TH CONT
Gallery label
(22/04/2017)
Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:

'14
Claret Jug
About 1867
Shown at the International Exhibition,
Paris, 1867

The form of this flask, intended as a claret jug, is based on a Venetian shape that had spread across Europe by about 1600 and was particularly common in Spain. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 15th century with Spanish Moorish arches. The critics were not enthusiastic about the Maës display at the Paris 1867 exhibition.

France, Clichy-la-Garenne; designed by L. Joseph Maës; manufactured by Cristalleries de Clichy
Glass, painted, gilded and enamelled

Bought at the exhibition
Museum no. 718&A-1869'
(1987-2006)
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

This flask was purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition. Contemporary critical response to the Maës display was mixed, but, as in previous exhibitions, he won an award.The form of the flask, intended as a claret jug, is based on a Venetian shape, which had evolved fully and spread across Europe by about 1600, and was particularly common in Spain. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.

Object history
Purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition. The form of the flask, intended as a claret jug, is based on a Venetian shape, which had evolved fully and spread across Europe by about 1600, and was particularly common in Spain. Its decoration combines Chinese floral ornament of the 1400s with Moorish arches.
Historical context
Contemporary critical response to the Maës display at the Paris 1867 Exhibition was mixed, but, as in previous exhibitions, he won an award.
Subject depicted
Floral Patterns
Bibliographic references
  • S&A Dept. list of objects obtained during the Paris Exbn., p12: Art Journal illus. cat. of the Universal exbn., 1867, p301 amd99: Aslin, E: French Exbn. Pieces 1844-78, V&A.M.,1973,no.22
  • La cristallerie de Clichy: une prestigieuse manufacture du XIXe siècle By Roland Dufrenne, Jean Maës, Bernard Maës, 2005 ISBN:2-9522492-0-2
  • Bryant, Julius. Art and Design for all: The Victoria and Albert Museum . London: V&A publishing, 2011. p 173. ISBN 978 1 85177 666 5
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
718&A-1869

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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