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Name of Object:

Vase

Name in original language:

Jarrón

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Decorative Arts

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Date of Object:

1899–1930

Inventory Number:

MNAD45031

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Moulded porcellaneous earthenware; painted with enamel and gilded

Dimensions:

82,5 x 21 cm

Provenance:

Pickman y compania, La Cartuja (Seville)

Description:

The Orientalism or Neo-Mudéjar style gave new light to old techniques like decorating ceramic with lustre; new ceramic artisans such as Pickman, in Seville, produced pieces in Neo-Mudéjar or Orientalist style. This piece won an award in one of the International Exhibitions. It reproduces the shape of the vase known as "The Alhambra vase" in lustre decoration.

Citation of this web page:

Ana Cabrera "Vase" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;63;en

Prepared by: Ana Cabrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 063

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