Charger
De Morgan, who began his career painting stained glass for William Morris’s company, noticed iridescent effects in silver paint and then experimented to achieve lustered glazes on earthenware inspired by fifteenth-century Hispano-Moresque wares. This charger combines red and yellow lusters to describe fish swimming through a leafy pond. It was once owned by Morris, who displayed similar ceramics on his mantelpiece at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, London.
Artwork Details
- Title: Charger
- Designer: William De Morgan (British, London 1839–1917 London)
- Artist: Merton Abbey Pottery Works
- Date: 1882–88
- Medium: Lustred earthenware
- Dimensions: 20 1/4 × 2 5/8 in., 8.8 lb. (51.4 × 6.7 cm, 4 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1929
- Object Number: 29.32
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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