Artus Van Briggle
Vase

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Vase
Date1896
PlaceCincinnati, Ohio, United States
MediumSage green clay
Dimensions12 × 7 inches diameter (30.5 × 17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marian Thompson Deininger
Object number97.193
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Object Type
DescriptionThis vessel was made at Rookwood Pottery, located in Cincinnati and among the most innovative and influential of American art potteries. Asian ceramics and the Art Nouveau style deeply influenced the designer, Artus Van Briggle. Van Briggle excelled at hand-painting designs. His skill and talent were recognized by the pottery firm, which sent him to study art in Paris. In Europe, he was exposed to many styles of art and became infatuated with Japanese and Chinese glazes. Van Briggle returned to America in 1896 and resumed his work at Rookwood. This vase, executed the year of his return, beautifully exhibits his new sensibility with its delicate design of flying cranes and elegant shape.

Provenance"Artus Van Briggle; given to Mary Nourse; by descent Marian Thompson Deininger; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched in clay, bottom: "s1302/To My Dear Friends/Mr. + Mrs./James Shaw Maclaren. Artus Van Briggle/XMAS 1896."

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