Plate
Christopher Dresser (Made by Old Hall Earthenware Co., Ltd. (Staffordshire, England, 1861-1866))
c. 1886
- Medium
- Lead-glazed earthenware with polychrome enamels
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Dimensions
- 1.8 × 22.6 × 22.6 cm (11/16 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
- Culture
- Hanley
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Applied Arts of Europe
- Credit line
- Through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Christopher Dresser’s designs for Old Hall Earthenware were mass-produced with transfer-printed decoration. This plate was printed with the Persia pattern. The name was derived from the pattern’s stylized flowers that reference Middle Eastern aesthetics. As a part of a larger dinner service, this plate was likely intended for the entrée potion of a meal. The indentations on the edges of the plate were designed to hold condiments like salt or mustard.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
