Vase with "cloisonné" decoration (one of a pair)

Manufactory Minton(s) British
 Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

These vases reflect Christopher Dresser’s work in its most overtly decorative vein. The primary aesthetic impact of the vases lies in the strong pink ground, and the ‘cloisonné’ decoration, applied in bands, is further removed from a true cloisonné appearance than is normally encountered in Dresser’s work in this genre. There is a boldness to the simplicity of the decorative scheme, which relies on a strong color offset by two primary areas of dense pattern. These vases are unlike any other ceramic works designed by Dresser in the Museum’s collection.

#418. Christopher Dresser and the Birth of Industrial Design

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Vase with "cloisonné" decoration (one of a pair), Minton(s) (British, Stoke-on-Trent, 1793–present), Bone china, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

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