Pitcher
Christopher Dresser (Made by Linthorpe Art Pottery (Yorkshire, England, 1879-1889))
1880
- Medium
- Lead-glazed earthenware
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Dimensions
- 19.7 × 16.6 × 14 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Yorkshire
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Applied Arts of Europe
- Credit line
- Gift of The Antiquarian Society through Alsdorf Foundation
- 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 was known for prioritizing an object’s function while still maintaining geometric elegance. He gave special consideration to the placement of spouts and handles on vessels, such as this pitcher designed for Linthorpe Art Pottery. Dresser looked to a variety of cultural sources for inspiration. The shape of this pitcher is an adaptation of ancient Greek Cycladic jugs, the incised decoration was likely copied from Bronze Age pots excavated in Yorkshire, and the dripped glazing effect is based on Japanese Raku pottery.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
