Description
Type: Studio Pottery
Design: Jean Pointu (* 1843, † 1925)
Carrying out: Jean Pointu (* 1843, † 1925)
Object: Vase
Dimensions: height: 9.5 cm; width: 9.5 cm
Shard: light
Surface: dark-brown, brown, light-brown and blue glaze
Year of manufacture: approximately 1900
Condition: small chip (approximately 1 mm x 1 mm) in the glaze and minimal glaze loss – like a scratch (approximately 1.5 mm x 1 mm), both in the abdominal region and both happened probably during the manufacturing process
Signature/mark: JEAN°U
Details:
Thrown vase by Jean Pointu. The ceramist Jean Pointu had probably been in contact with Jean-Joseph Carriès [1], who also worked in Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye. Jean Carriès as well is known for his impressive running glazes. Jean Pointu is counted as a part of the École de Carriès.
Footnote:
1. Pelichet, Edgar: Jugendstil Keramik, Anières/ Genf 1978, pp. 92, 96.
