Triple cylindrical body vase with ivy motif
1870
Medium
Bone china
Dimensions
confirmed: 5 5/8 × 5 3/16 × 4 1/2 in. (14.3 × 13.2 × 11.4 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
2018.62.37
Art Historical Context
This elegant *Triple Cylindrical Body Vase with Motif*, crafted by the renowned British firm Minton(s) in 1870, exemplifies pinnacle of Victorian porcelain artistry. Produced in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire—the epicenter of England's pottery industry—this petite bone china vessel (measuring just 5⅝ × 5¼ × 4½ inches) features a distinctive triple-cylindrical form adorned with delicate ivy patterns. Bone china, a British innovation blending bone ash with clay and feldspar, lent pieces like this their signature translucency, strength, and creamy whiteness, making them ideal for both functional a...
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. ...