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Bowl

Faience Manufacturing Company American

1881–83

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

The snakeskin relief basket-weave design on this shallow bowl, together with the open blossoms, leaves, and branches applied to its ruffled rim, are characteristic features of The Faience Manufacturing Company’s imitation majolica. Under the creative leadership of ceramicist Edward Lycett, The Faience Manufacturing Company was known as one of the most versatile pottery manufacturing firms during the late nineteenth century in America. In addition to majolica, the firm produced an eclectic array of porcelain and fine white earthenware with ornament inspired by Japanese, Chinese, and Middle Eastern art and culture.

Bowl, Faience Manufacturing Company (American, Greenpoint, New York, 1881–1892), Painted and glazed earthenware, American — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Bowl

Maker: Faience Manufacturing Company (American, Greenpoint, New York, 1881–1892)

Date: 1881–83

Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States

Culture: American

Medium: Painted and glazed earthenware

Dimensions: 4 x 11 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (10.2 x 29.2 x 26.7 cm)

Credit Line: Lent by the Florence I. Balasny-Barnes Collection

Object Number: L.1997.45.2

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

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