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Parrot
c. 1910
Zsolnay Factory
Zsolnay Factory (Hungarian)
Decorative Art and Design
Parrot, c. 1910. Zsolnay Factory (Hungarian). Earthenware with lustre glazes; overall: 38.3 x 26.7 x 19.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Mrs. Magda Nàdasy, from her estate 1984.190 This parrot's distinctive metallic sheen is achieved through a technique known as luster glazing, in which ground metals, typically silver, gold, or platinum, are incorporated into the glazing process. The parrot is decorated with green-gold luster, while the base is decorated with blue-purple-gold luster.
- Maker/Artist
- Zsolnay Factory
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- earthenware with lustre glazes
- Medium
- earthenware, lustre, glazes
- Dimensions
- Overall: 38.3 x 26.7 x 19.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1984.190
- Credit Line
- Gift in memory of Mrs. Magda Nàdasy, from her estate
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