Jug
This jug and another of the same model manufactured by Linthorpe Pottery Works (2016.178.4) represent a single Christopher Dresser model produced by two different factories at different dates. When Linthorpe closed in 1889, its molds were acquired by Ault Pottery. In 1893, Dresser signed a contract with Ault to produce new designs; the contract also stated that going forward, each piece should be marked with his facsimile signature.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug
- Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
- Manufactory: Ault Pottery (British, 1887–1922)
- Date: ca. 1892–96
- Culture: British
- Medium: Glazed earthenware
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 3/8 × 5 × 4 13/16 in. (23.8 × 12.7 × 12.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.178.5
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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