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Tazza In The Style Of Chinese Porcelain

Designer Veuve Brocard

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1896-1900

MediumBlown glass | Enamel | Gilt

DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (32.7 x 9.8 cm)

InscribedMarked in gilt script on bottom: "Brocard / Veuve / Paris"

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number92.20

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-5, Case 36

DescriptionThis is a blown colorless glass tazza, enameled and gilded in the style of Chinese porcelain. It was made after Joseph Brocard's death (1896) when his small shop continued in operation by Brocard's widow and son. It is a very rare object, fully marked, and in outstanding condition. Jean Luc Olivier of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, considers this to be a very interesting and important example of Brocard. Olivier has seen only three Brocard plates decorated in the Chinese style, and none had a central medallion as elaborate as this one.

Label TextWidow Brocard French, late 19th century Tazza Enameled in the Style of Chinese Porcelain, ca. 1896-1900 Blown glass, enameled and gilded Mark in gilt on bottom: Brocard / Veuve / Paris Museum Purchase 92.20 The Chinese-style decoration of this glass tazza is a French parallel to the late-19th-century English cameo glasses that Thomas Webb & Sons carved in imitation of Chinese polychrome enamel porcelain. Glass in the Chinese taste is rare in the oeuvre of the Brocard shop, and only a few examples are known, including a nearly identical tazza in the collection of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. Philippe-Joseph Brocard, the founder of the shop, first showed his enameled glasses at the 1867 Paris World's Fair, and he was awarded a first prize at the 1878 Fair. In 1884 Brocard made his son Emile a partner, and the two worked together until the former's death in 1896. Thereafter, Philippe-Joseph's widow continued in the business with their son. This glass was made during her tenure, for it is marked Veuve, the French word for widow. Tiffany & Co. acted as retailers of Brocard's glass in the United States. Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997 Published References"Recent Important Acquisitions", THE JOURNAL OF GLASS STUDIES 35 (1993): No. 16, 125.