Clutha vase
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
20 in., 2.2 lb. (50.8 cm, 1005g)
Classification
Glass
Culture
Scottish, Glasgow
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Cadwalader Fund, by exchange, 1998
Accession Number
1998.160
Art Historical Context
**Clutha Vase, ca. 1895** This striking Clutha vase, standing an impressive 20 inches (50.8 cm) tall and 2.2 pounds (1005 g), exemplifies the innovative spirit of late 19th Scottish glassmaking. Produced by the esteemed firm James Couper and Sons in Glasgow, it was designed by the visionary Christopher Dresser, a figure in Britain's Aesthetic Movement. Dresser, known for blending artistic beauty with industrial production, collaborated with Couper to create the Clutha series—named after the Gaelic term for the River Clyde,oking Glasgow's industrial heartland and natural waterways. The vase's...
About the Artist
James Couper and Sons, Glasgow|Christopher Dresser (Scottish|British, Scottish) · 1850 |1834 –1922 |1904
1850–1922|British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse