Small footed bowl
| Accession Nr.: | 4595 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Gallé, Émile (1846 - 1904) |
| Date of production: |
ca. 1885
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| Inscription: | benyomva a rocaille-ok alatt: E. Gallé / FAYENCERIE DE / NANCY felirattal |
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| Materials: | hard earthenware |
| Techniques: | etched with fluoride acid; polychrome glaze |
| Dimensions: |
diameter: 16 cm
height: 6 cm
base diameter: 7 cm
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The bowl of a short foot shapes a section of a ball. The surface is decorated with ochre, brown, green and blue coulee glaze imitating rays. Outside, the stylised floral ornaments are etched with fluoric acid («ox-blood glaze»).
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 2.30. (Balla Gabriella)
