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Round, flat bodied bottle (one of a pair)

Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish
Manufactory Minton(s) British
ca. 1870–80
Not on view
These flask vases are examples of Christopher Dresser’s Asian-inspired Minton "cloisonné" ware.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Round, flat bodied bottle (one of a pair)
  • Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
  • Manufactory: Minton(s) (British, Stoke-on-Trent, 1793–present)
  • Date: ca. 1870–80
  • Culture: British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Bone china
  • Dimensions: Overall (.1, confirmed): 10 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 4 3/16 in. (26.4 × 21 × 10.6 cm);
    Overall (.2, confirmed): 10 1/8 × 7 15/16 × 4 in. (25.7 × 20.2 × 10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.178.2.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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