Claret Jug
Christopher Dresser (Made by J. T. Heath and J. H. Middleton (Birmingham, England, 1887-1952))
c. 1892-c. 1893
- Medium
- Silver, glass, and ebony
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Dimensions
- H.: 44.7 cm (16 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- Birmingham
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Applied Arts of Europe
- Credit line
- Gift of the Auxiliary Board of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Claret, a French wine, had become increasingly accessible in England by the late nineteenth century, prompting silversmith firms to produce a wide variety of jugs specifically for its enjoyment. Christopher Dresser designed many for the Birmingham-based manufactory Heath and Middleton (successor to Hukin and Heath, established 1855). In this example, Dresser played with form, coupling an elongated neck with a starkly straight ebony handle of equal length.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
