Caption

A jug with a handle with painted decoration — stylized figures of people robbers and musicians and animals. Makers: State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zakopane Zakopane; est. 1876 co-creator; Office of Production Aesthetics Supervision Warsaw; 1947–1949 co-creator; Kenar, Antoni 1906–1959 sculptor/author. Materials and technique: ceramics with painted decorations, zoomorphic representations, linear patterns. Unique item, vessel, dated 1949, place of origin Zakopane. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm; diameter 14 cm., A rounded ceramic jug with a short neck and a single curved handle sits against a neutral gray background; the jug is primarily off-white with a speckled texture and areas of beige discoloration, and it is decorated with black linear drawings that depict simplified human-like figures and geometric shapes; there is a dark irregular curved mark along the handle and rim, a depiction of a bowl or basket filled with small circular elements colored orange-brown, a smudged area of pale pink near the shoulder, and scattered black and gray lines forming the figures and other motifs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_390

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70.8Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 18.3in / 4500 x 5500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A jug handle painted decoration stylized figures people robbers musicians animals Makers State Secondary School Fine Arts Zakopane Zakopane est 1876 co-creator Office Production Aesthetics Supervision Warsaw 1947–1949 co-creator Kenar Antoni 1906–1959 sculptor author Materials technique ceramics painted decorations zoomorphic representations linear patterns Unique item vessel dated 1949 place origin Zakopane Dimensions height 19.5 cm diameter 14 cm rounded ceramic jug short neck single curved handle sits neutral gray background jug primarily off-white speckled texture areas beige discoloration decorated black linear drawings depict simplified human- figures geometric shapes dark irregular mark rim depiction bowl basket filled small circular elements colored orange-brown smudged area pale pink near shoulder scattered black gray lines forming motifs.