Detail View: The AMICA Library: Vase

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.1984.425
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Bennett, John
Creator Role: 
Maker
Creator Dates/Places: 
1840-1907
Creator Name-CRT: 
Made by John Bennett
Title: 
Vase
Title Type: 
Object name
View: 
Alternate View, MMA_.1984.425.24
Creation Date: 
1882
Creation Start Date: 
1882
Creation End Date: 
1882
Materials and Techniques: 
Earthenware
Classification Term: 
Ceramic, american pottery
Dimensions: 
11 in. H. x 11 in. Diam. (27.9 x 27.9 cm Diam.)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
1984.425
Credit Line: 
Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984
Rights: 
Context: 

This vase of cream-colored earthenware features underglaze decoration of pink and white dogwood branches and flowers on a yellow background. An unusual feature in Bennett's work, the mottled background is further ornamented with a stylized sprig design of the same hue, yet in a different tone, reminiscent of wallpaper designs for the Aesthetic Movement. This is one of the rare examples of Bennett's work where he has signed the piece on the body of the vase, a probable expression of the value he placed on the work. The uppermost rim is decorated with mottled blue, green, and black glazes, simulating semiprecious stone.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.ad1984.425.24.AV1.R.tif