Biscuit box with cover
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Biscuit box with cover
- Designer: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
- Manufacturer: Possibly James Macintyre and Co.
- Date: ca. 1870
- Culture: British
- Medium: Earthenware, silver plate
- Dimensions: Overall (with cover): 5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (14.6 × 12.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1992
- Object Number: 1992.282a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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