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Vase

ca. 1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Honoré, Edouard D. (designer and maker)
Place of origin
France (made)

Bought from the Exhibition of Industrial Art, Paris, 1844, this vase is one of the earliest acquisitions by the South Kensington School of Design (the origin of the Museum's collection). Edouard D. Honoré (d.1855) headed one of the major porcelain manufactories in Paris. His frst partnership was with P-L Dagoty and, after its dissolution, he continued independently with a saleroom at Boulevard Poissonnière and decorating studios in Montparnasse in Paris, and a factory at Champroux, Allier. Honoré took out several patents for the application of high-temperature coloured grounds and for the development of lithographic techniques. The School's interest in new techniques applied to design ensured the value of Honoré's production as examples for the students. This vase is an early example of French interest in the 'Alhambresque' style. Its design is a loose and personal interpretation of the vases in the Alhambra, the Islamic (Moorish) castle outside Granada, Spain.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Vases
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, with moulded decorations painted in colours, and gilding
Porcelain
Paint
Gilt
Painted
Gilding
Moulded
Brief description
Vase, porcelain, designed by Edouard D Honoré, Paris, c.1844
Physical description
Vase with two upright handles, with moulded decoration in Islamic (Alhambresque) style, red enamels
Dimensions
  • Height: 46cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
  • Depth: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
"E D HONORÉ BOUL. POISSONNIÈRE No 6 à PARIS' MANUFACTURE à CHAMPROUX ALLIER No. Prix" within a scroll (printed)
Gallery label
(22/04/2017)
Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:

'2
Porcelain Vase
1840-4
Shown at the Exhibition of Industrial Art, Paris, 1844

This is an early, though rather loose, example of the 'Alhambra' style that became popular in France during the 1840s. It was based on the decoration of the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, built by the Moorish Kings between 1248-1354. The School of Design (predecessor of the V&A) bought the vase as a teaching aid for students.

France, Paris; designed and made by Edouard HonoréPorcelain, with moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt

Museum no. 3101-1846
Bought at the exhibition by the Council of the School of Design, London'
(1987-2006)
VASE

3101-1846

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

This vase, like the similar brown vase by Ziegler, also shown here, was purchased in 1846 by the Council of the London School of Design for the instruction of students. Honoré had shown it at the Exhibition of Industrial Art, Paris, 1844, and it is an early example of French interest in the Alhambresque style. Its design is a loose and personal interpretation of the vases in the Alhambra.

Purchased by the Council of the School of Design
Credit line
Purchased by the Council of the School of Design
Subject depicted
Geometric Patterns
Summary
Bought from the Exhibition of Industrial Art, Paris, 1844, this vase is one of the earliest acquisitions by the South Kensington School of Design (the origin of the Museum's collection). Edouard D. Honoré (d.1855) headed one of the major porcelain manufactories in Paris. His frst partnership was with P-L Dagoty and, after its dissolution, he continued independently with a saleroom at Boulevard Poissonnière and decorating studios in Montparnasse in Paris, and a factory at Champroux, Allier. Honoré took out several patents for the application of high-temperature coloured grounds and for the development of lithographic techniques. The School's interest in new techniques applied to design ensured the value of Honoré's production as examples for the students. This vase is an early example of French interest in the 'Alhambresque' style. Its design is a loose and personal interpretation of the vases in the Alhambra, the Islamic (Moorish) castle outside Granada, Spain.
Bibliographic references
  • Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
  • Aslin, Elizabeth: French Exhibition Pieces 1844-78 V&A, 1973, pl.5 (illus)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3101-1846

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Record createdOctober 24, 2003
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