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Flower vase
Manufactured by: Joseph Theodore Deck (French (Paris), 1823–1891)
Designed by: Emile Reiber (French, 1826–1923)
Designed by: Emile Reiber (French, 1826–1923)
French (Paris)
about 1863-1876
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with lead glazes and enamel decoration
Dimensions
33.65 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
In memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor
Accession Number1999.5
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Deck, trained as a chemist and sculptor, was considered one of the most accomplished ceramicists of his time, greatly admired throughout Europe. His work was also exhibited in America, and a flower vase of this model was shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Deck developed a fascination for the patterns and colors of Iznik (Turkish) ceramics, and his studio became renowned for its work in the Iznik style.
DescriptionTri-lobed body on raised foot. Along shoulder, at interceses of lobes, are smaller lobed sections with openings at top. Short neck flares into a scalloped rim. Polychrome decoration consisting of blue strapwork with Islamic-inspired floral ornament in yellow gray and red on a white ground. Neck has blue interior.
ProvenanceBy 1999, purchased in England by Margot Johnson, Margot Johnson Inc., New York; 1999, sold by Margot Johnson to the MFA. (Accession date: March 24, 1999)