Salad bowl
Medium
Glazed brown earthenware, silver
Dimensions
5 × 10 in. (12.7 × 25.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Linthorpe, Yorkshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1990
Accession Number
1990.282.1
Art Historical Context
This striking salad bowl, crafted between 1879 and 1882 at the Linthorpe Pottery Works in Yorkshire, England, exemplifies the innovative spirit of British design during the late Victorian era. Designed by Christopher Dresser in collaboration with the pottery, the piece combines glazed brown earthenware with elegant silver accents. Its wide, shallow form—measuring just five inches high yet spanning ten inches across—reflects a thoughtful balance of utility and ornament, suited for both dining and display. Dresser, a pioneering industrial designer, brought a modern sensibility to traditional ce...
About the Artist
Linthorpe Pottery Works|Christopher Dresser (British|British, Scottish) · 1879 |1834 –1889 |1904
British, 1879–1889|British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse