Vase
1892-1895 (made)
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Object Type
This spiralling vase recalls burgeoning, organic growth and the vibrant combination of pink and yellow suggests some exotic plant. Although it is a 'vase', it is also a decorative object in its own right and needs no flowers, which might conflict with its sculptural appearance. It was made in a range of colours and sizes.
Place
Dresser's contract with the Ault Pottery specified that he would travel twice a year to Swadlincote to 'inspect the production of objects', 'instruct the workmen' and 'criticise objects already made'. At this time Dresser lived at Elm Bank, Barnes, Surrey. Ault agreed to pay 'the said Christopher Dresser upon each visit his travelling expenses to and from Swadlincote, from and to London first class and one guinea a day for a period not exceeding three days on the occasion of each visit for hotel expenses'.
Time
This vase was designed between 1892 and 1895. The Ault Pottery was established in 1887 and Dresser's contract was signed in May 1893. The Ault Pottery was the last of three in the north of England with which Dresser was associated. By the 1890s the production of 'art pottery' was well-established and commercial.
This spiralling vase recalls burgeoning, organic growth and the vibrant combination of pink and yellow suggests some exotic plant. Although it is a 'vase', it is also a decorative object in its own right and needs no flowers, which might conflict with its sculptural appearance. It was made in a range of colours and sizes.
Place
Dresser's contract with the Ault Pottery specified that he would travel twice a year to Swadlincote to 'inspect the production of objects', 'instruct the workmen' and 'criticise objects already made'. At this time Dresser lived at Elm Bank, Barnes, Surrey. Ault agreed to pay 'the said Christopher Dresser upon each visit his travelling expenses to and from Swadlincote, from and to London first class and one guinea a day for a period not exceeding three days on the occasion of each visit for hotel expenses'.
Time
This vase was designed between 1892 and 1895. The Ault Pottery was established in 1887 and Dresser's contract was signed in May 1893. The Ault Pottery was the last of three in the north of England with which Dresser was associated. By the 1890s the production of 'art pottery' was well-established and commercial.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded and glazed |
| Brief description | Twisted vase, earthenware and glazed, designed by Christopher Dresser, made at the Ault Pottery, Derbyshire, 1892-95. |
| Physical description | Vase of cream-coloured earthenware, with circular base and twisted body narrowing to a short neck and three-lobed wavy rim. Red, shading to pale yellow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark: impressed facsimile signature 'Chr. Dresser' |
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| Object history | Designed by Christopher Dresser (born in Glasgow, 1834, died in Mulhouse, France,1904); made at the Ault Pottery, Swadlincote, near Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire |
| Summary | Object Type This spiralling vase recalls burgeoning, organic growth and the vibrant combination of pink and yellow suggests some exotic plant. Although it is a 'vase', it is also a decorative object in its own right and needs no flowers, which might conflict with its sculptural appearance. It was made in a range of colours and sizes. Place Dresser's contract with the Ault Pottery specified that he would travel twice a year to Swadlincote to 'inspect the production of objects', 'instruct the workmen' and 'criticise objects already made'. At this time Dresser lived at Elm Bank, Barnes, Surrey. Ault agreed to pay 'the said Christopher Dresser upon each visit his travelling expenses to and from Swadlincote, from and to London first class and one guinea a day for a period not exceeding three days on the occasion of each visit for hotel expenses'. Time This vase was designed between 1892 and 1895. The Ault Pottery was established in 1887 and Dresser's contract was signed in May 1893. The Ault Pottery was the last of three in the north of England with which Dresser was associated. By the 1890s the production of 'art pottery' was well-established and commercial. |
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| Accession number | C.27-1971 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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