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Catalog Number |
1934.1.257 |
Object Name |
Vase |
Description |
Glazed earthenware vase has a tall, oblong body, tapered at the neck. The ground is black, with eight yellow and black butterflies around the rim. The body is decorated with four white spiderwebs, Scotch thistle sprays, and eight vertical green leaves. Signed and dated in enamel by "S. L'Eplattenier." Art Nouveau is an artistic movement that spread throughout Europe and the US between 1890 and 1910. Many countries refined the style to fit their own design aesthetics. Switzerland’s variation was known as Style Sapin ("Pine Tree Style") and was based on the plants and wildlife of the Jura Mountains. The vase features the flora and fauna of the Alps, including purple thistles, butterflies, and cobwebs. This vase was displayed at the Exposition Nationale Berne, 1914, as a part of a display of Swiss decorative arts and made by Sophie L'Eplattenier. Sophie was the sister of the creator of Style Sapin, Charles L'Eplattenier (1874–1946). Charles founded the movement in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds where he was a professor at the local school of art and design. |
Title |
Vase |
Date |
1914 |
Role of Creator |
Artist |
Creator |
L'Eplattenier, Sophie |
Material |
earthenware |
Dimensions |
H-12.5 Dia-7 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bailey Audigier |
Place of Origin |
Europe/Switzerland/Berne |
Culture |
European |
Subjects |
Art Nouveau Ceramic industries Flowers Nature Spiders Thistles Vases Women Women's education |