Vase

Artist: Taxile Doat, French, 1851–1938
Associated: University City Porcelain Works, University City, Missouri, active 1912–1914
Date: 1913
Material: Glazed porcelain
associated with: University City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 332
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (24.8 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Leeds Art Foundation in honor of Brent R. Benjamin
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 331:2020

NOTES

Luminous blue and white crystals form dense clusters at the neck and shoulder and trail evocatively around the body of this vase. French ceramic artist Taxile Doat was a specialist in glaze effects on porcelain and stoneware, especially crystalline glazes. He formulated the glazes to produce crystals varying in size, color, pattern, and surface texture. Doat made this spectacular vase in University City, Missouri, where he led an international ceramic faculty in an innovative art academy and porcelain works.

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