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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 modelled in relief. Covered on the outside with a green glaze and inside with a red crackled glaze. Cup-shaped and supported on a wide hollow stem and spreading base. From the base spring four loop handles in the form of trunks of trees, the leaves of which cover the upper part.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, modelled
Brief description
Vase of earthenware modelled in relief, made by Zsolnay Ceramic Works, Pécs, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware modelled in relief. Covered on the outside with a green glaze and inside with a red crackled glaze. Cup-shaped and supported on a wide hollow stem and spreading base. From the base spring four loop handles in the form of trunks of trees, the leaves of which cover the upper part.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ZSOLNAY PECS' and five church spires within a dotted circle (In green)
  • 'ZSOLNAY PECS' (Impressed)
  • '5668' and '2' (Impressed)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
Collection
Accession number
1950-1900

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Record createdJanuary 2, 2004
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