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The meander is a fundamental design motif in regions far from a Hellenic orbit: labyrinthine meanders ("thunder" pattern [3]) appear in bands and as infill on Shang bronzes (c. 1600 BC – c. 1045 BC), and many traditional buildings in and around China still bear geometric designs almost identical to meanders.
Top of a Yuan-dynasty vase, with a rock-and-wave zone in middle Detail of a Ming-dynasty, Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424) era dish Detail of an Iznik pottery dish Iznik pottery dish with the so-called dollar pattern, c. 1550–1600. The rock and wave design or motif is found painted on the outer borders of some Asian ceramics.
The geometric patterns are what define the style, with an array of shapes within and around the friezes: including battlements, concentric circles, meanders, and key patterns. [6] The entirety of the vase, excluding the main frieze, is ornamented with precisely balanced patterns utilizing light and dark pigments; these decorative forms ...
A vase in the "Chryso" pattern, circa 1925, manufactured by Kunstaardewerkfabriek Regina of Gouda, Holland. The Regina pottery factory, Kunstaardewerkfabriek Regina, existed from 1898 to 1979. Located in Gouda, Holland, the factory was established in Queen Wilhelmina's coronation year 1898, hence the name Regina, Latin for "queen."
Pot tape is used to create a grid pattern in vases, which helps keeps flowers and foliage in place. Pot tape can also be used to secure floral foam to a container. Cold glue is used to secure fresh, living flowers together or in place for an arrangement. Hot glue is used to glue non-living media in place or together. [22]
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Susannah Margaretta "Daisy" Makeig-Jones (1881–1945) was a pottery designer for Wedgwood. [1] She is best known for her Fairyland Lustre series. [2] [3] [4]Makeig-Jones was born in Wath-upon-Dearne near Rotherham, Yorkshire, the eldest of seven children.
The vase c. 470–460 is inscribed with the names Kekros, Erechsus, Boras, and Oreithya, hence its name. Twenty-three vases in total have been attributed directly, perhaps, or compared to the Oreithyia Painter, predominantly by John Beazley and Otto Jahn. Other people who have attributed vases to the Oreithyia Painter include Cahn and Dohan.