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Animal classification · Tactile realism

GastropodsEarthy textures · sculptural realism · macro detail

Snails read as weight and touch—shell spirals, damp glaze, slow form. This room is built for macro photography and surface inventory.

Snail vase, sculptural texture
Primary plateAndré Metthey · Snail Vase · c. 1900–1903

Classification Note

Gastropod works translate slow biology into ceramic mass. The archive emphasis is tactile: macro detail, glaze abrasion, and shell spiral geometry.

Index by shell type, attachment method, glaze family, and maker circle. Add underside marks and rim wear studies.

Featured Object

Snail Vase

A vessel with a body—shell spiral becomes handle and mass.

Maker
André Metthey
Date
c. 1900–1903
Material
Glazed stoneware
Study
Macro texture
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Detail Closeups

Shell ridges, glaze breaks, tactile pits.

Shell Ridge
Spiral geometry
Pattern Field
Arachnids adjacency
Organic Rim
Snakes adjacency

Commentary

Document shell attachment methods and glaze wear; add underside marks for attribution support.

Attach citations and sale history as records are verified.