GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, ribbed wall fountains with matching domed covers such as this, along with their accompanying oval basins, were made and decorated by the hundreds at Jingdezhen (Ching-tê Chên), China. They were a popular item of everyday use among the wealthy in Europe, who washed their hands in them before meals. Most of the basins have not survived.
Since the wall fountain is not a traditional Chinese form, a model must have been sent from Europe for copying. Once the Asian versions were exported to Europe, they in turn inspired copies in tin-glazed earthenware manufactured at factories in cities such as Strasbourg, France.
Another fountain with this type of fluted body, also in the Reves collection, depicts decorative schemes featuring sea life (see 1985.R.843.A-C).
Adapted from
- Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 97.
- Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 190.
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Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]
[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.
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General Description
During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, ribbed wall fountains with matching domed covers such as this, along with their accompanying oval basins, were made and decorated by the hundreds at Jingdezhen (Ching-tê Chên), China. They were a popular item of everyday use among the wealthy in Europe, who washed their hands in them before meals. Most of the basins have not survived.
Since the wall fountain is not a traditional Chinese form, a model must have been sent from Europe for copying. Once the Asian versions were exported to Europe, they in turn inspired copies in tin-glazed earthenware manufactured at factories in cities such as Strasbourg, France.
Another fountain with this type of fluted body, also in the Reves collection, depicts decorative schemes featuring sea life (see 1985.R.843.A-C).
Adapted from
- Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 97.
- Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 190.
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provenance
place of origin
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]
[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.
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