Vase
ca. 1900 (made)
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Ceramics with mottled or lustred glazes were popular around the turn of the 1900s as part of the fashionable 'art pottery' style. Several potteries in the south of France made this type of ware.
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Materials and techniques | Brown stoneware with a lustre glaze |
Brief description | Vase of brown stoneware, made by Léon Castel, Cannes, ca. 1900 |
Physical description | Vase of brown stoneware. Ovoid body with an out-turned rim, mottled green and crimson lustred glaze. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'M.Chevalier Castel Cannes' (impressed) |
Credit line | Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife |
Historical context | Léon Castel (dates unknown) worked with Marcel Chevalier who founded La Faiencerie du Mont-Chevalier at Cannes in 1888, making earthenwares and stonewares, with mottled and lustred glazes in the style of the more famous Massier family pottery nearby in southern France. Production continued until about 1920. |
Summary | Ceramics with mottled or lustred glazes were popular around the turn of the 1900s as part of the fashionable 'art pottery' style. Several potteries in the south of France made this type of ware. |
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Accession number | C.902-1917 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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