Caption

Jug with a handle with zoomorphic decoration: procession of hens. Makers/creators: Office of Production Aesthetics Supervision Warsaw; 1947–1949 co-creator; State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zakopane Zakopane; 1876–, co-creator; Kenar, Antoni 1906–1959 author, sculptor. Materials/technique: ceramics, painted decorations, linear patterns; zoomorphic representations; unique item. Date: 1949. Place of origin: Zakopane. Function/type: vessel. Dimensions: height 18.5 cm, width 13.8 cm, depth 16.0 cm., A ceramic pitcher with a rounded body, narrow neck, pouring spout, and a curved handle; the exterior glaze is mostly off-white with visible wear and a brownish interior; a reddish band decorates the rim and appears along the handle and near the base as a row of polka dots; a dark green linear drawing wraps around the body depicting stylized bird and floral shapes connected in a continuous motif; the surface shows small blemishes, crackle in the glaze, and areas of uneven coloration in white, brown, red, and green against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_415

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61.5Mb (3.0Mb) / 13.4in x 17.8in / 4032 x 5334 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug handle zoomorphic decoration procession hens Makers creators Office Production Aesthetics Supervision Warsaw 1947–1949 co-creator State Secondary School Fine Arts Zakopane Zakopane 1876– co-creator Kenar Antoni 1906–1959 author sculptor Materials technique ceramics painted decorations linear patterns zoomorphic representations unique item Date 1949 Place origin Zakopane Function type vessel Dimensions height 18.5 cm width 13.8 cm depth 16.0 cm ceramic pitcher rounded body narrow neck pouring spout curved handle exterior glaze mostly off-white visible wear brownish interior reddish band decorates rim near base row polka dots dark green linear drawing wraps body depicting stylized bird floral shapes connected continuous motif surface small blemishes crackle glaze areas uneven coloration white brown red green neutral gray background.