id: 159532 accession number: 1996.295 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.295 updated: 2019-03-20 11:20:43.087000 Vase, c. 1862. Firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892), Louis-Constant Sévin (French, 1821-1888). Gilt bronze with enamel decoration; overall: 78.7 x 27.3 cm (31 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1996.295 title: Vase title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1862 creation date earliest: 1857 creation date latest: 1867 current location: 221 19th Century Decorative Arts creditline: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: France, 19th century technique: gilt bronze with enamel decoration department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) - made by * Louis-Constant Sévin (French, 1821-1888) - designed by --- measurements: Overall: 78.7 x 27.3 cm (31 x 10 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939 opening date: 2012-04-14T00:00:00 Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (organizer) (April 14-August 19, 2012); Carnegie Museum of Art (October 13, 2012-February 24, 2013); New Orleans Museum of Art (April 12-August 4, 2013); Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC (September 21, 2013-January 19, 2014). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (April 14-August 19, 2012), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (October 13, 2012-February 24, 2013), New Orleans Museum of Art (April 12-August 4, 2013), and the The Mint Museum, Charlotte (September 21, 2013-January 19, 2014): "Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939" --- PROVENANCE Gustave Leblanc-Barbedienne date: footnotes: citations: Gustave Leblanc-Barbedienne date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: In style, the vase is resoundingly eclectic. It derives its form from a slightly modified ancient Greek amphora-a two-handled jar having a narrow neck. Contemporaries described its style as neo-grec (new Greek) or Byzantine. Today, however, we would not choose those terms. It is true that the surface decoration of the vase is based upon the scrolling pattern of a classical acanthus design-an arrangement of leaves and flowers-but the sharp, spiky details point to possible Islamic modifications of this pattern. The colors of the enamels are related to medieval European examples, particularly 12th-century Netherlandish work from the Mosan region. The decoration of this vase exemplifies a technical innovation introduced by the Barbedienne firm around 1860. In casting the metal from which the piece is formed, many small grooves were created on its surface. Later these grooves and other broader recessed areas were filled with colored enamels to create a predetermined ornamental design. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.295/1996.295_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.295/1996.295_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.295/1996.295_full.tif