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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
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 covered on the outside with a lustrous glaze in shades of blue, purple and green, and inside with an iridescent red glaze. Rounded base and expands upwards. The rim is four-lobed and the sides are fluted. Supported on four scrolled feet, two of which are prolonged to form loop handles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware
Brief description
Vase of glazed earthenware, Zsolnay Ceramic Works, Pécs, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware covered on the outside with a lustrous glaze in shades of blue, purple and green, and inside with an iridescent red glaze. Rounded base and expands upwards. The rim is four-lobed and the sides are fluted. Supported on four scrolled feet, two of which are prolonged to form loop handles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.2cm
  • Diameter: 28.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ZSOLNEY PECS' and five church spires within a dotted circle (In yellow)
  • 'ZSOLNAY' (Impressed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
Collection
Accession number
1951-1900

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2003
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