Vase with coiled dragon
Medium
Earthenware with gilding
Dimensions
confirmed: 14 1/2 × 8 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (36.8 × 21.7 × 21.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
British, Hanley, 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
2018.62.166
Tags
About the Artist
Christopher Dresser|Old Hall Works · 1834–1904
Christopher Dresser (1834–1904) was one of the most innovative and prolific designers of the nineteenth century, widely regarded as a pioneer of industrial design long before that discipline had a name. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he trained at the Government School of Design in London, where he studied under leading educators committed to improving the quality of British manufactured goods. He wen...