Vase with Portrait of President MacMahon

c. 1872–1874

Alfred-Thompson Gobert

Alfred-Thompson Gobert (French, 1822–1894)

Decorative Art and Design

Vase with Portrait of President MacMahon, c. 1872–1874. Alfred-Thompson Gobert (French, 1822–1894), Constantin Renard (French), Emile-Bernard Rejoux (French, 1832-), Jean-Denis Larue (French, 1884), Jules Archelais (French, 1865–1902). Porcelain with gilt bronze mounts; overall: 89.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/8 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection 1979.40

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Gobert, Alfred Thompson
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: porcelain with gilt bronze mounts
Medium: porcelain, gilt, bronze, mounts
Dimensions: Overall: 89.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/8 x 17 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: incised gilded letters located directly below portrait relief: "MACMAHON"; incised gilded letters located in complex design of ribbons above portrait: "AMOR PATRIA," and below: "SAPIENTIA," "FORTITUDO"; on primary face, beneath the ornamental surround of MacMahon's portrait: "Gob. R/Sèvres"; on reverse, incised gilt numerals located within ornamental ribbon: "1873"; incised in the porcelain inside neck: "CR 72 6" and beneath it "CR 72 9"; incised letters beneath the vase: "NL"; a small gilt-metal bucket is installed within the neck of the MacMahon Vase, on its bottom are scratched the letters: "ABF"; printed in green inside the neck and beneath the vase: "s 74"; printed in red on the lip: a circular stamp with the words "Decore a Sèvres 74" surrounding the initials "RF" [Repbulique Français].
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1979.40
Credit Line: The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1979, The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights Statement: CC0