Ewer

Faience Manufacturing Company|Edward Lycett

1886–90 · Cream-colored earthenware · The American Wing

At 22 inches high, this ewer is one of the five largest known vessels produced by the Faience Manufacturing Company, and this example displays one of at least four different motifs associated with this form. Rising from a bulbous double-gourd-form body, stacked elements that display classicizing ornament emphasize the ewer's elongated form. Opposing foliate scrolls, joined by an illusionistic gilt ceramic ring, form the dramatic handle. Meticulously painted polychromatic dolphins amid foliate scrolls and arabesques embellish the body.

Artist

Faience Manufacturing Company|Edward Lycett

Date

1886–90

Medium

Cream-colored earthenware

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Mrs. Moreau D. Brown Jr. and Charles C. Townsend Jr. Gifts, 2004