Zsolnay Ceramic Factory Pécs, Hungary Vase About 1906 Porcelain with luster and other glazes Designed by Sándor Hidasy Pilló or Terez Mattyasovszky 12-3/4 inches high, 9-3/4 inches in diameter Gift of the Decorative Arts Council 94.36

• This vase was made at the Zsolnay Ceramic Factory in Pécs, Hungary, which gained renown in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for its vivid LUSTER GLAZES.
   
• Zsolnay's special process for producing luster glazes was a rediscovery of techniques used prior to the seventeenth century for Islamic, Spanish, and Italian MAJOLICA.
   
• The images on the vase combine traditional Hungarian decoration with more up-to-date ART NOUVEAU plant and landscape forms.
   
• Like the Swedish Art Nouveau jar included in this unit, this highly decorative vase was made to be enjoyed as an art object by those who could afford it.
   

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