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Vase
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Rousseau was an innovative ceramist and glass designer who played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese motifs into French decorative arts. At the 1884 Paris Union Centrale exhibition, he first exhibited "crackle" glass, which was created using a 16th-century Venetian technique in which the glass is immersed in cold water between firings. The actual production of the glass was carried out by Appert Frères, a glass manufactory in the Paris suburb of Clichy.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1894 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest [from 5 West Mt. Vernon Place].
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Clichy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.383