Vase with handle

Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory

ca. 1900 · Glazed earthenware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The Zsolnay factory rose to prominence after the 1867 formation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended political unrest in Hungary. Austrian design had a strong impact on the factory. Here, its “eosin” luster glaze, developed in the 1870s, provides the curving outlines of botanical forms with a sensual metallic sheen.

Artist

Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

Glazed earthenware

Culture

Hungarian, Pécs

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Robert L. Isaacson Gift, 1997