Jug
Richard Riemerschmid was a central figure in the Munich Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) movement. Versatile as a designer of ceramics, glass, metalwork, furniture, and architecture, Riemerschmid created modern, unpretentious utilitarian wares. The design of this jug, while clearly contemporary, also alludes to the long-standing German stoneware tradition. Riemerschmid, strongly influenced by the British Arts and Crafts movement, became a founding member of the Deutsche Werkstãtten für Kunst und Handwerk in 1897 and of the Deutscher Werkbund in 1907. He was one of the first important designers of affordable, machine-made goods in the twentieth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug
- Designer: Richard Riemerschmid (German, Munich 1868–1957 Munich)
- Manufacturer: Reinhold Merkelbach (German)
- Date: 1900–1902
- Culture: German
- Medium: Salt-glazed stoneware
- Dimensions: Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 2001
- Object Number: 2002.13
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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