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Tall vase

Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish
Factory Ault Pottery British
ca. 1892–94
Not on view
This vase is one of the largest works that Christopher Dresser created for the Ault Pottery, the ceramic firm to which Dresser supplied designs at the end of his career. Before working with Ault, Dresser supplied designs to the Linthorpe Pottery, and Dresser’s Linthorpe ceramics are the best known of his production in this medium. However, Dresser’s best work for Ault rivals that made at Linthorpe.

The vase is distinguished not only by its scale but also by the complexity of the glazing, which uses the varying degrees of saturation of the blue glaze for primary decorative effect. The Ault pottery has used the contours of the lower section of the vase to allow the glaze to drip unevenly, thus creating a layered design of dark and light blues. This model of vase is not a common one, and its scale alone marks it as one of Dresser’s most important works for Ault.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tall vase
  • Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
  • Factory: Ault Pottery (British, 1887–1922)
  • Date: ca. 1892–94
  • Culture: British, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 19 5/8 × 12 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (49.8 × 32.1 × 32.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation Gift, in memory of George Munroe, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.122
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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