Vase

Manufacturer Rookwood Pottery Company American

Decorator Carl Schmidt American

1905

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 707

This painted floral vellum vase, so-called for the name of the glaze employed to designate the soft, velvet-like surface, belongs to an important group of objects distinctive for their detailed, naturalistic painted decoration. Executed in colored slips with an atomized background, the subtle shading and details would have been difficult to achieve. Here the bearded iris plant with both a blossom and buds envelopes the vase; the asymmetrical design and subject matter nod to the Japanesque influence that permeated the pottery’s designs.

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Title: Vase
Manufacturer: Rookwood Pottery Company (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1880–1967)
Decorator: Carl Schmidt (1875–1959)
Date: 1905
Geography: Made in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Earthenware with glaze
Dimensions: H: 10 5/8 in.
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Birenbaum, 2017
Object Number: 2017.445.3
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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