Decanter

Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish
 Manufactory Hukin & Heath British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

This decanter or claret jug was produced by the Birmingham and London based firm of Hukin & Heath to the designs of Christopher Dresser. The latter began to advise the firm around 1878. Alongside the traditional makers’ mark, Hukin & Heath had their products stamped with a replica of Dresser’s own signature. Somewhat more conservative in style, the present decanter is an example of Christopher Dresser’s clean design looking back at neo-classical forms established in the eighteenth-century, such as claret jugs or chocolate pots.

#418. Christopher Dresser and the Birth of Industrial Design

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Decanter, Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Silver plate, glass, British, Birmingham

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Decanter, Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Silver plate, glass, British, Birmingham
Decanter, Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Silver plate, glass, British, Birmingham
Decanter, Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse), Silver plate, glass, British, Birmingham

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