Vase

Designerdesigned by William De Morgan (British, 1839 - 1917)

Manufacturermanufactured by Sands End Pottery (Fulham, British)

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

DateLate 1890s

Mediumglazed earthenware

Dimensions13 3/8 × 11 in. (34 × 27.9 cm.)

DescriptionThis large-scale vase shows De Morgan's signature style, known as 'Persian' in 19th-century England.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council, with additional support from the Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund

Status

Not on view

Label TextDe Morgan was a highly innovative ceramic designer who was committed to bringing beauty into ordinary spaces. Inspired by Middle Eastern designs and colors typically used on ancient Syrian and Turkish pottery, De Morgan designed this vase with a perfectly balanced composition of stylized leaves and flowers in a delicate palette. For De Morgan, symmetry was a synonym for beauty in art. His ceramic designs show elaborate patterns that have a clear structure and are aesthetically pleasing, as seen in this vase.

Object number2024.16