Vase with rooster

Ernest Chaplet|Haviland & Co.|Edouard-Alexandre Dammouse

ca. 1884 · Stoneware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This vase is a monumental example of the brown stoneware Chaplet produced for Haviland in the 1880s. Inspired by rustic European folk pottery, these pieces often incorporated traditional themes of country life. The rooster on this vase is a Gallic cockerel, a national emblem of France.

Artist

Ernest Chaplet|Haviland & Co.|Edouard-Alexandre Dammouse

Date

ca. 1884

Medium

Stoneware

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Purchase, Acquisitions Fund; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and 2011 Benefit Fund, 2013