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Vase with "cloisonné" decoration (one of a pair) by Minton(s)

Vase with "cloisonné" decoration (one of a pair)

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Artist
Minton(s)|Christopher Dresser
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
Bone china
Dimensions
(.1) confirmed: 12 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in., 4.6 lb. (31.9 × 21.4 × 21.4 cm, 2.1 kg) (.2) confirmed: 12 7/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (31.6 × 21.4 × 21.4 cm)
Culture
British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Gallery
516
Location
516
Credit
The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 2015

Description

Overview Vase with "cloisonné" decoration (one of a pair) Manufactory Minton(s) British Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish ca. 1870 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516 These vases reflect Christopher Dresser’s work in its most overtly decorative vein. The primary aesthetic impact of the vases lies in the strong pink ground, and the ‘cloisonné’ decoration, applied in bands, is further removed from a true cloisonné appearance than is normally encountered in Dresser’s work in this genre. There is a boldness to the simplicity of the decorative scheme, which relies on a strong color offset by two primary areas of dense pattern. These vases are unlike any other ceramic works designed by Dresser in the Museum’s collection.