Flask
Manufacturer
Théodore Deck
Designer
Emile Reiber
(French)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1873
MediumGlazed earthenware | Faïence
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 8 x 2 1/2 in. (30.5 x 20.3 x 6.4 cm)
InscribedImpressed in red with the Deck mark: THDECK
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Decorative Arts Fund
Object number2000.10.1
Not on view
DescriptionThe flask is made of earthenware, or faïence, covered with an opaque white slip and colored lead glazes. The thin sides of the flask are decorated with raised and painted strap work glazed in dark blue and burnt umber with the front and back decorated with yellow-throated blue birds on bamboo branches with prunis, or cherry, blossoms below.Published ReferencesEssay by Bernard Bumpus. THÉODORE DECK CÉRAMISTE. London: H. Blairman & Sons Ltd and Haslam & Whiteway Ltd. 2000: illustrated no. 54.
ca. 1550
ca.1550
Unknown
1750-1760
