Ewer with quatrefoil motifs
1870
Medium
Glazed Parian ware
Dimensions
confirmed: 7 × 4 3/4 × 4 in. (17.8 × 12.1 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
Accession Number
2018.62.38
Art Historical Context
### Ewer with Quatrefoil Motifs Crafted in 1870 by the esteemed British firm Minton(s) in Stoke-on-Tr, Staffordshire—the epicenter of Victorian ceramics—this elegant ewer exemplifies the height of 19th-century decorative arts Standing at just 7 inches tall, its compact form (7 × 4¾ × 4 in.) belies its refined presence, designed as a functional yet ornamental pitcher for serving water or as a lavish table accent. The quatrefoil motifs—interlaced four-lobed designs inspired by Gothic architecture—adorn its surface, evoking medieval elegance revived during the Victorian era's fascination with hi...
About the Artist
Minton(s) · 1793–2001
Minton is among the most distinguished names in the history of British ceramics, a firm whose two and a quarter centuries of production encompass everything from blue transfer-printed earthenwares to the most rarefied decorative porcelain of the Victorian age. The company was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765–1836) in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire — the heart of England's pottery industry. ...