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Covered Vase

Designer Probably designed by Edward Lycett American
Manufacturer Manufactured by Faience Manufacturing Company American
1886–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 743
Because of its massive size, this Near Eastern–inspired bottle-form vase is one of the most important examples of the Faience Manufacturing Company's work. It may have belonged to the eminent ceramic historian Dr. Edwin AtLee Barber, who acquired a vase of the same size, shape, and decoration at auction in 1910. On the lower body, broad bands of Mazarine blue, a difficult-to-achieve glaze for which the firm was renowned, are painted with powdered gold and gilt vermiculation. On the upper body and neck, raised gold-paste butterflies flutter among chrysanthemums of Far Eastern derivation on an ivory-glazed ground.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Covered Vase
  • Designer: Probably designed by Edward Lycett (1833–1910)
  • Manufacturer: Manufactured by Faience Manufacturing Company (American, Greenpoint, New York, 1881–1892)
  • Date: 1886–90
  • Geography: Made in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Glazed and gilded earthenware
  • Dimensions: H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); Diam. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Todd Michael Volpe, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.57a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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