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Vase

A work made of porcelain.

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  • A work made of porcelain.

Date:

1926

Artist:

Adelaide Alsop Robineau (American, 1865–1929)
Syracuse, New York

About this artwork

A technical tour-de-force, this diminutive vase displays the exquisite crystalline glaze perfected by Adelaide Alsop Robineau after years of experimentation. She most often applied this glaze to small vessels that were intended for cabinet display. The jewel-like quality and spontaneous appearance of the crystals derive from the glaze formula and firing technique. Created by the prominent artist-potter only three years before her death, this vase exemplifies the unadorned aesthetic preferred by modern studio ceramists.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Adelaide Alsop Robineau

Title

Vase

Place

Syracuse (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1926

Medium

Porcelain

Inscriptions

Signed and dated on bottom: "AR" in circular monogram (excised) / "1926" (incised)

Dimensions

12.7 × 13 × 13 cm (5 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris S. Weeden through the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

1999.294

Extended information about this artwork

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