Vase with seaweed
Art Nouveau ceramics, produced from around 1880 to 1914, the start of World War I, encompassed a variety of different styles and influences, including national historicism, nature, symbolism, and an interest in Japanese culture. The period’s diverse practitioners were driven by the search for new forms that responded to the sweeping social, cultural, economic and artistic changes wrought by industrialization at the end of the nineteenth century and the advent of World War I.
Although Félix Optat-Milet began his career at the national ceramics manufactory at Sèvres, he later opened an independent ceramics works nearby, where he produced stoneware vases such as this model decorated with marine life.
Although Félix Optat-Milet began his career at the national ceramics manufactory at Sèvres, he later opened an independent ceramics works nearby, where he produced stoneware vases such as this model decorated with marine life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase with seaweed
- Designer: Emile Belet (French, 1840–1904)
- Maker: Paul Jean Milet (French, 1870–1950)
- Date: ca. 1900–01
- Culture: French, Sèvres
- Medium: Glazed stoneware
- Dimensions: confirmed: 9 7/8 × 7 3/16 × 3 1/8 in. (25.1 × 18.2 × 7.9 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.450.8
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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