Spill Holders
1867 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Scottish designer Christopher Dresser was part of the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by Japanese art, he adopted stylized rather than naturalistic motifs. Dresser was closely engaged with industrial production, creating many designs for the textile, metalworking and ceramics industries, including Minton as well as Wedgwood. Working for Wedgwood from the 1860s onwards, he produced a number of majolica designs, and his patterns were applied to a variety of table- and ornamental wares. His design for this printed and gilded pair of spill jars (to contain tapers or ‘spills’ for lighting fires) was patented by Wedgwood in 1867.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Queen's ware with transfer-printed and gilded decoration |
| Brief description | Spill vase, Queen's ware with printed decoration, designed by Christopher Dresser for Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, 1867 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | WEDGWOOD ' (impressed) |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Object history | Purchased as a pair 1976 |
| Summary | The Scottish designer Christopher Dresser was part of the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by Japanese art, he adopted stylized rather than naturalistic motifs. Dresser was closely engaged with industrial production, creating many designs for the textile, metalworking and ceramics industries, including Minton as well as Wedgwood. Working for Wedgwood from the 1860s onwards, he produced a number of majolica designs, and his patterns were applied to a variety of table- and ornamental wares. His design for this printed and gilded pair of spill jars (to contain tapers or ‘spills’ for lighting fires) was patented by Wedgwood in 1867. |
| Other number | 10196b - Wedgwood Museum Accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.9250-2014 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2023 |
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