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Olive-green ground vase with pâte-sur-pâte decoration

Minton(s) British
Decorator Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon French
1884
Not on view
Solon, a ceramic technician who initially trained at Sèvres, developed this cameo-type decoration at Minton. At the Staffordshire manufactory, Solon combined pâte-sur-pâte with rich ground colors such as the olive green seen on this vase.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Olive-green ground vase with pâte-sur-pâte decoration
  • Maker: Minton(s) (British, Stoke-on-Trent, 1793–present)
  • Decorator: Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon (French, Montauban 1835–1913 Stoke-on-Trent)
  • Date: 1884
  • Culture: British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Bone china, with enamel and pâte-sur-pâte decoration and gilding and platinum
  • Dimensions: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Starr and Wolfe Families, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.597.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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