Galileo Chini

Midnight Orchids CHG014

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Inventory Number
CHG014 Size
6" H x 4.25" W Material
Earthenware Period
Art Nouveau Country of Origin
Italy Year Made
c1900 Status
Available Condition
Perfect

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Description

Conventionalized orchids drawn in iridescence surround the bottom and neck of this vase. The identification of the highly abstracted ornament at the top relies on the easily recognizable orchids below. While iridescent pottery was the mode throughout Europe at the time of this vase's production, the style holds special significance for Italy, the place where iridescent tin-glazed majolica pottery proliferated in the Medieval and Renaissance periods.