Vase
Designer
Edouard Lindeneher
(French, 1837 - 1910)
Manufacturer
Haviland Brothers and Company
(French, founded 1842)
Dateca. 1881
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 25 × 20 × 15 1/2 inches (63.5 × 50.8 × 39.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of Evelyn McClure, from the collection of Dr. Birt McClure
Object number2014.3
Signed“E. LINDENEHER” in black glaze on bottom of the vase
Inscribed“212” below the signature in the same black glaze
MarkingsHaviland stamp on bottom, includes “HAVILAND…” above “LIMOGES” in smaller print.
The number 39 is stamped under the Haviland mark.
The artist’s monogram is stamped/engraved (?) on the back of the vase, below the snake’s tail on the left. It consists of a lowercase “e” bisected vertically by the spine of an uppercase “L”
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DescriptionA large baluster shaped earthenware vase with flared lip. The body decorated with light blue ground, brown coiled snake handles, with molded vines, lily pads and lotus flowers encircling entire body.Gallery LabelLily pads, flowers and snails enliven the surface of this vase. These were achieved by a process called barbotine—a technique using slip to create decoration. Slip, a mixture of clay and water, is painted onto the vessel using brushes or piped on (much like decorating a cake). It can also be poured into molds to create forms. These layers produce texture and form, giving the surface a paint-like appearance. Impressionist painting, with its emphasis on nature, influenced the production of these types of ceramics.
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