Biscuit box with cover

James Macintyre and Co.|Christopher Dresser

ca. 1870 · Earthenware, silver plate · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The pattern is a variation on a design inspired by frost on a window pane that Christopher Dresser published in 1873 as a design for stained glass. It also represents Dresser's "idea of power, energy, force, or vigour" in a single pattern. The common earthenware material combined with the silver-plated mounts appealed to Dresser's desire to create affordable yet well-designed goods for the growing consumer market.

Artist

James Macintyre and Co.|Christopher Dresser

Date

ca. 1870

Medium

Earthenware, silver plate

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1992