Vase
ca. 1900
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 8 9/16 × 9 1/2 × 8 1/16 in., 3.9 lb. (21.7 × 24.1 × 20.5 cm, 1.8 kg)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts and The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 2015
Accession Number
2015.120
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
William De Morgan|Joe Juster · 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...