Jug

Designed by Christopher Dresser British, Scottish
 Factory Linthorpe Pottery Works British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

This jug, the shape of which is inspired by ancient Roman glass vessels, reflects one of Dresser’s more interesting and significant ceramic designs, and is not a common model in his work. This example is notable for the distinctive shape of both the jug and its angular ear-shaped handle, and for the rich, lustrous glazes in shades of mottled brown, light brown, and green.

#418. Christopher Dresser and the Birth of Industrial Design

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Jug, Designed by Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Earthenware, British, Middlesbrough

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Jug, Designed by Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Earthenware, British, Middlesbrough
Jug, Designed by Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Earthenware, British, Middlesbrough
Jug, Designed by Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Earthenware, British, Middlesbrough

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