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1920	Work on this object began.
1940	Work on this object ended.
1996	We acquired this object. We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
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Vase (Germany)

This is a vase. It was manufactured by Schramberger Majolikafabrik. It is dated 1920–40 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Victor Wiener. It is credited Gift of Victor Wiener.

Vase
cased glass.
Lent by Dallas Museum of Art, The Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, bequest of....
35.2016.3

Gourd-shaped repoussé cache-pot (decorative planter) with geometrical red and black lacquer decorations. The planter is made of oxidized copper and therefore its surface appears brown and matte; however, it is covered with vividly colored, precisely executed geometric patterns in red and black lacquer. The patterning emphasizes the planter’s nearly spherical form. The vertical ribs, similar to the meridians of a sphere, are hammered into relief and decorated with alternating geometric designs, with, either filled-out black triangles and empty red triangles, or red and black concentrically arranged circles and curves and alternating, cascading line segments. The maximum circumference of the planter is highlighted by horizontal black lines alternating with red vertical segments; the decorative elements are simpler below these lines and taper off towards the bottom of the vase. The circular rim and inside of the vase are red and shiny. The transition between the rim and ribs is given by a black stripe below the rim, and clusters of five equidistant vertical line segments above each rib. The sophisticated, beautifully executed patterns remind both of African motifs and modern art.

Cache-pot, ca. 1920
oxidized repoussé copper, colored lacquer.
Stephen E. Kelly/Kelly Gallery, New York.
38.2016.4

Its dimensions are

height 13.9, diameter 13.6 centimeters

It has the following markings

On bottom of vase in black, the initials SMF in a shield surrounded by "SCHRAMBERG" and "Handgemalt". Also in black, "73" and "Gobelin 2".

Cite this object as

Vase (Germany); Manufactured by Schramberger Majolikafabrik (Germany); glazed earthenware; height 13.9, diameter 13.6 centimeters; Gift of Victor Wiener; 1996-18-90

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DAZD/
Accession Number 1996-18-90
Object ID 18653359