Tulip vases (2)
Medium
Gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel
Dimensions
Height (each): 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Classification
Enamels
Culture
British, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1984
Accession Number
1984.137.1, .2
Tags
About the Artist
Elkington & Co.|Christopher Dresser · 1829–1963
Elkington & Co. was the Birmingham firm that transformed the production of decorative metalwork by commercializing electroplating — a process that made silver-quality objects accessible to a vastly wider public. The company was established by George Richards Elkington (1801–1865) and his cousin Henry Elkington during the 1830s, initially trading as G. R. Elkington & Co. A crucial turning point cam...