Artus Van Briggle
Vase

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Artist Artus Van Briggle (American, 1869–1904)American, 1869–1904

MakerMade at Rookwood Pottery(American, 1880–1967)American, 1880–1967

CultureAmerican

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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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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

CERAMICS

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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