id: 162082 accession number: 2001.36 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.36 updated: 2022-01-04 17:30:27.554000 Centerpiece, c. 1880. Eugène Rousseau (French, 1827-1891), firm of Appert Frères (French), firm of Escalier de Cristal (French). Glass with gilt metal mounts; overall: 13.3 x 48 x 28.2 cm (5 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance (by exchange) 2001.36 title: Centerpiece title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1880 creation date earliest: 1875 creation date latest: 1885 current location: 221 19th Century Decorative Arts creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance (by exchange) copyright: --- culture: France, Paris, 19th century technique: glass with gilt metal mounts department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Glass find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Eugène Rousseau (French, 1827-1891) - design probably conceived by * Appert Frères (French) - glass probably made by This studio was founded in 1835 at Clichy by Louis Appert. * Escalier de Cristal (French) - retailed by --- measurements: Overall: 13.3 x 48 x 28.2 cm (5 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: on underside of glass: Escalier de Cristal. Paris translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE [H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., London] date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The retail firm of Escalier de Cristal seems not to have directly manufactured the wares they sold, but they exercised design control and sometimes brought together craftspeople of various talents and training to execute their stylish goods. Eugène Rousseau was not himself a craftsman, but he acted as a sort of editor, and glass and ceramics were made under his supervision. The glass of this bowl, with its cast relief decoration and colored inclusions, is of a kind associated with Rousseau. It is known that much of his glass was actually made by the firm of Appert Frères. In terms of style, this Centerpiece reflects the interest in things Japanese, which was an important element in the luxury goods made around 1880. The swimming fish and the naturalistic details of the gilt metal pinecones and twigs tied with string suggest this Asian source of inspiration. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.36/2001.36_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.36/2001.36_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.36/2001.36_full.tif