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Source Description
This vase's distinctive metallic sheen is achieved through a technique known as luster glazing, in which ground metals, typically silver, gold, or platinum, are incorporated into the glazing process. A green-gold luster glaze forms the vase's decoration of vines and leaves.
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Document identity
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153998
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Vase
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object
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Source metadata
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153998
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object
title
Vase
description
This vase's distinctive metallic sheen is achieved through a technique known as luster glazing, in which ground metals, typically silver, gold, or platinum, are incorporated into the glazing process. A green-gold luster glaze forms the vase's decoration of vines and leaves.
date
1901–1907
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778129
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8823
8827
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 18.9 x 15.4 cm (7 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
cul
America, Ohio, Zanesville, 20th century
accession
1988.126
Source extras
tec
earthenware
tombstone
Vase, 1901–1907. Jacques Sicard (French, 1865–1923), and Weller Pottery (American). Earthenware; diameter: 18.9 x 15.4 cm (7 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Seeley, 1988.126
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed on body near base in purple lustre glaze (in ligature): Weller Sicard.
creditline
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Seeley
galleryDonorText
The Cleveland Foundation Gallery
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2026-05-29 07:57:48.300000
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153998
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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earthenware
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male
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