# Clutha Vase

- By: Christopher Dresser (Made by James Couper & Sons (Glasgow, 1850-1922))
- Date: c. 1895
- Medium: Blown glass
- Classification: Glass
- Dimensions: 42.8 × 11.1 cm (16 7/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Glasgow
- Credit line: Richard T. Crane, Jr. Endowment
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63546)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/88b23fa7-67f4-057b-71f7-8fd737733efb/full/!1688,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In designing his Clutha line, Dresser looked to ancient Roman and Venetian glass that incorporated several colors to great effect. His embrace of naturally occurring bubbles and striations in the glass lends a handcrafted aesthetic, while the vase’s sinuous form references the burgeoning Art Nouveau style. Clutha is the ancient Celtic name for Clyde, the river that flows through Glasgow; the maker of this vase, James Couper and Sons, was located on the banks of the River Clyde. The Clutha line was sold at the fashionable department store Liberty and Co. in London.

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