The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Vase
c. 1862
made by
(French, 1810–1892)
designed by
(French, 1821–1888)
Overall: 78.7 x 27.3 cm (31 x 10 3/4 in.)
Location: 221 19th Century Decorative Arts
Description
This vase vibrantly encapsulates the admiration for historical works of art and architecture that dominated the 1800s. It features stylistic qualities of ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, and medieval Islamic art with its cat legs, amphora shape, and spiraling foliage ornamentation. The enameling technique itself, called champlevé, has roots in the ancient world. Champlevé enameling involves carving out sections of metal before filling those areas with colored enamel. The vase model was introduced at the International Exhibition of London in 1862, and its popularity resulted in several color and shape variations.- Gustave Leblanc-Barbedienne
- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Renaissance Armor, Early Islamic Ceramic, French Vase, Gleitsman Painting Added to Museum Collection,” December 13, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
- Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (April 14-August 19, 2012); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (October 13, 2012-February 24, 2013); New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (April 12-August 4, 2013); Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC (September 21, 2013-January 19, 2014).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"
- {{cite web|title=Vase|url=false|author=Firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sévin|year=c. 1862|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.295