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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Vase

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Zsolnay Ceramic Works (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Pécs (made)

Vase; earthenware

Object details

Categories
Images Online
Ceramics
Earthenware
Vases
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, with enamelled decoration
Earthenware
Enamelling
Brief description
Vase; earthenware; Zsolnay Ceramic Works; Pécs, Hungary; ca.1900.
Physical description
Vase; earthenware
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.4cm
  • Diameter: 23cm
Style
Art Nouveau
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
VASE

1350-1900

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

Vilmós (Wilhelm) Zsolnay (1828-1900) developed a small ceramics factory at Pécs (Fünfkirchen) into a vast industrialised concern between 1855 and 1900. It began by making stonewares in local Hungarian styles. Its economically produced decorative wares were popular at the international exhibitions of the 1870s. Technical experiments led to the mastery of a wide range of glazes, including lustres copied from Italian Renaissance maiolica. These lustred wares were brilliantly successful at the Paris 1900 International Exhibition. This vase was purchased from the factory's Paris outlet.
Object history
This vase was purchased from the Paris outlet of Zsolnay Ceramic Works.
Historical context
Vilmós (Wilhelm) Zsolnay (1828-1900) developed a small ceramic factory in Pécs (Fünfkirchen) in Hungary into a vast industrialised concern between 1855 and 1900. It began by making stoneware in local Hungarian styles. Its economically produced decorative wares were popular at the international exhibitions of the 1870s. Technical experiments led to the mastery of a wide range of glazes, including lustres copied from Italian Renaissance maiolica. Thse lustred wares were brilliantly successful at the Paris 1900 International Exhibition.
Subject depicted
Flower
Bibliographic reference
Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1350-1900

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2003
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