Piece

Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish

Manufactory James W. and C. Ward Textile

ca. 1873

Not on view

Christopher Dresser was one of the most innovative and influential English textile designers of the nineteenth century, but only a small number of textiles woven from his designs have been identified. This piece is of interest because the date of the design can be firmly documented as a variant color way of the same pattern was registered at the London Public Record Office on April 18, 1873.

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Provenance

Title: Piece
Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
Manufactory: James W. and C. Ward Textile
Date: ca. 1873
Culture: British, Halifax
Medium: Wool and silk
Dimensions: L. 24 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 inches (62.9 x 59.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1995
Object Number: 1995.252
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Wine bottle holder, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Electroplated metal, British, Sheffield — Wine bottle holder
Christopher Dresser
Hukin & Heath
ca. 1880

Clutha vase, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Glass, Scottish, Glasgow — Clutha vase
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1890

Traveling tea set, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Gilt and silver-plated brass; split bamboo; leather covered wood with velvet on the underside and glazed cotton linings, British, Birmingham — Traveling tea set
Christopher Dresser
Hukin & Heath
ca. 1879

Panel of four tiles, framed, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Earthenware with inlaid colored clays (encaustic), British, Stoke-upon-Trent — Panel of four tiles, framed
Christopher Dresser
Campbell Brick & Tile Co.
ca. 1880

Spoon, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Glazed brown earthenware, silver, British, Linthorpe, Yorkshire — Spoon
Christopher Dresser
Linthorpe Pottery Works
1879–82

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