Bowl
1898 (made)
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Bowl in semi-soft biscuit porcelain, smear glazed. It is of highly sculptural form and incorporates the figures of a merman and mermaid.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Semi-soft biscuit porcelain, smear glazed |
| Brief description | Smear-glazed semi-soft porcelain bowl modelled by Emmanuel Schmutzer and made by the Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin, 1898 |
| Physical description | Bowl in semi-soft biscuit porcelain, smear glazed. It is of highly sculptural form and incorporates the figures of a merman and mermaid. |
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| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
The Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin adopted art nouveau relatively late, but it made an outstanding display of pieces in this manner at the 1900 exhibition. Many, including this bowl, were highly sculptural, as the factory had developed a semi-soft porcelain body which could be modelled as easily as clay and which took glazes particularly well.(1987-2006) |
| Historical context | The Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin adopted art nouveau relatively late, but it made an outstanding display of pieces in this manner at the 1900 exhibition. Many were highly sculptural, as the factory had developed a semi-soft porcelain body which could be modelled as easily as clay and which took glazes particularly well. |
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| Accession number | C.22-1969 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2000 |
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