One of a kind

Fez Polychrome Vase, Morocco c.1890

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt, manganese and ochre, the shoulder carrying an interlace band and the body a field of stylised palmettes. A firing crack runs 60 mm from the foot, stable and original to the making rather than later damage.

Category

Ceramics

Style

Orientalist

Period

19th century

Material

Ceramic

Condition

Good

Reference

fez-polychrome-vase

Dimensions

Width

32 cm

Height

48 cm

Depth

32 cm

Weight

6 kg

Provenance

From a Casablanca collection formed in the 1970s. Comparable pieces are held in the Batha Museum, Fez; this one is unmarked.