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Gourd Vase

A work made of glazed porcelain.

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  • A work made of glazed porcelain.
  • Tall red-brown mahogany clock with brass trim

Date:

c. 1902

Artist:

Taxile Doat (French, 1851–1938)
Sevres, France

About this artwork

Taxile Doat’s mastery of notoriously challenging high-fire porcelain bodies and flammé glazes—so named for their flame-like appearance on the surface of a vessel—was groundbreaking at the turn of the twentieth century.

The luminous flammé glaze of this round vase was achieved through the introduction of copper and iron and a varying presence of oxygen in the kiln. For contrast and visual interest, and perhaps also to show the clarity of the porcelain body, Doat left portions of the vase unglazed. Doat also paid homage to the vase’s original inspiration, a gourd, by including a “dimple” on the base that represents the spot where the vegetable would have connected to its vine.

Status

On View, Gallery 245

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Taxile Maximin Doat

Title

Gourd Vase

Place

Sèvres (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.

1897–1907

Medium

Glazed porcelain

Dimensions

10.8 × 8.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. John T. Golitz

Reference Number

2019.720

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