Washbasin
| Accession Nr.: | 80.581.1 |
|---|---|
| Artist/Maker: |
Ditmar-Erben, Rudolf (1818 - 1895) / worshop |
| Date of production: |
ca. 1900
|
| Inscription: | benyomott 10104 szám; benyomott gyári jelzés: körben középen rozetta (?), balra csillag, jobbra szárny és R. D. Z. |
|---|---|
| Materials: | hard earthenware |
| Techniques: | glazed; polychrome handpainting; with transfer pictures |
| Dimensions: |
height: 14,7 cm
diameter: 43 cm
|
The broad, deep basin has a lobed, splaying top rim. The footed, egg-shaped jug has a broad neck, with short, curved, wide and lobed top rim, curving upwards at the spout. It is equipped with a doublescroll handle. The corners of the elongated, rectangular toothbrush holder are rounded its lid is domed, with a flat, ribbon-like finial. The lid of the oval soap holder is also domed, with a ribbon-like, flat finial. All parts of the set are decorated with rich geometric and stylized floral ornaments: tendrils with leaves and flowers of five petals. The contours are brown, the leaves light olive, while the flowers are blue.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 8.21 (Balla Gabriella)
