Sugar bowl (Model 247)

Designer Christopher Dresser British, Scottish

ca. 1885

Not on view

Christopher Dresser produced radically innovative designs for production in a wide range of media including silver, glass, brass, wood, wallpaper, ceramics and even cast iron. His inspiration was drawn from sources as disparate as pre-Columbian ceramics, ancient Roman glass and Japanese ceramics. A few of his designs, however, such as this sugar bowl, are strikingly modern, and do not seem to quote earlier precedents.

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Title: Sugar bowl (Model 247)
Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
Manufacturer: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
Date: ca. 1885
Culture: British
Medium: Silver-plated nickel
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 3/16 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (8.1 × 13 × 13 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.7.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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