Charger
Medium
Lustred earthenware
Dimensions
20 1/4 × 2 5/8 in., 8.8 lb. (51.4 × 6.7 cm, 4 kg)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1929
Accession Number
29.32
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Fish
About the Artist
William De Morgan|Merton Abbey Pottery Works · 1839–1917
**William Frend De Morgan (1839–1917)** was an English potter, tile designer, and novelist whose inventive ceramics became a hallmark of the Arts and Crafts movement. Born in London to the mathematician Augustus De Morgan and his wife Sophia, he received early support for his artistic ambitions. He attended University College School and briefly studied at the Royal Academy schools before growing d...