Charger
William De Morgan|Merton Abbey Pottery Works
1882–88 · Lustred earthenware · Modern and Contemporary Art
De Morgan, who began his career painting stained glass for William Morris’s company, noticed iridescent effects in silver paint and then experimented to achieve lustered glazes on earthenware inspired by fifteenth-century Hispano-Moresque wares. This charger combines red and yellow lusters to describe fish swimming through a leafy pond. It was once owned by Morris, who displayed similar ceramics on his mantelpiece at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, London.
- Artist
- William De Morgan|Merton Abbey Pottery Works
- Date
- 1882–88
- Medium
- Lustred earthenware
- Department
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift, 1929
