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Vase, shape number 990
Minton first showed this impressive vase model at the London International Exhibition of 1862, where it was widely acclaimed, and would display examples of it at subsequent world’s fairs, including the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Designed by French sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, it features a visually complex mix of Renaissance revival and Neoclassical ornament. Carrier-Belleuse came to Minton in 1848, after studying in Paris, and was one of the company’s most important designers for the next two decades. He also worked for many other Staffordshire firms, including Josiah Wedgwood & Sons and William Brownfield, before becoming artistic director at Sèvres, the French state manufactory, in 1875.
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Provenance
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Acquired by Deborah and Philip English, Baltimore, before 2014 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; on long-term loan to the Walters Art Museum, 2014–2018; given to the Walters Art Museum, 2018.
Exhibitions
| 2021-2022 | Majolica Mania. The Bard Graduate Center, New York; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2019 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 8/27/2019 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/27/2019 | Treatment | Cleaned to remove dirt and grime. |
Measurements
H: 31 × W: 33 × D: 28 1/2 in. (78.74 × 83.82 × 72.39 cm); Overall H with stand: 74 in. (187.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift from the Deborah and Philip English Collection, 2018
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Parlor
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2891