Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1952.10388 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
World Ceramics Collection |
Manufacturer |
Clément Massier (circa 1845-1917) |
Title |
Vase with an Iridescent Glaze |
Date |
Circa 1902 |
Decorator |
Clément Massier (circa 1845-1917) |
Makers Marks |
This vessel's underside bears the die-impressed mark "CLEMENT MASSIER" with "(AM)" and other indeterminable die-impressed marks. |
Description |
Clément Massier was born into a family of French ceramists and operated a factory and gallery complex in Golfe-Juan along France's Côte d'Azur, which became a destination for the elite who summered in Monaco, Nice, and Cannes. In 1883, Massier developed an iridescent, metallic luster glaze, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Massier's student and apprentice, Jacques Sicard would go on to develop an iridescent line called Sicardo for Weller Pottery Company in 1904. This piece was donated to the ZMA by Mrs. Charles G. Runkle (Josephine Ayers Runkle, 1894-1963), Mrs. Russell G. Hay (Elizabeth Ayers Hay, 1892-circa 1959?), Mrs. Charles N. Gorsuch (Margaret Ayers Gorsuch, 1892-1963), three of the four children of the museum founders Edward M. and Clara K. Ayers. |
Medium |
Eartheware, Glaze |
Technique |
Handthrown, Glazed |
Height (in) |
2.750 |
Diameter (in) |
4.000 |
Culture |
French |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Golfe-Juan, France |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Charles Gorsuch, Mrs. Charles Runkle, and Mrs. Russell Hay |
Source Collection |
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. and Clara K. Ayers |
People |
Massier, Clément Runkle, Mrs. C., Hay, Mrs. R, and Gorsuch, Mrs. C.N. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau France Gloss Green Iridescent Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Vases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |