Claret Jug
- Maker
- Hobbs, Brockunier and Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, active 1863–1891, Tiffin, Ohio, active 1891–1963
- Date
- c.1886
- Material
- Glass
- Classification
- Glassware
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 127
- Dimensions
- 10 x 5 x 5 in. (25.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Cronheim-Bettman Endowed Acquisition Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 1:2002
NOTES
This object demonstrates that Asian art was an important source of inspiration for artists and designers in Europe and America in the late 19th century. The Claret Jug's ruby glass fading to pale yellow is meant to resemble the tonal modulations of a type of Chinese porcelain called "peach bloom" for its similarity to the skin of a peach.
Provenance
- 2002
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, USA
2002 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. [1]
Notes:
[1] Bill of Sale dated February 1, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 25, 2002.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, USA
2002 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. [1]
Notes:
[1] Bill of Sale dated February 1, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 25, 2002.
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