Splashed Glaze Vase
DesignerDesigned by
William Howson Taylor
(Lincoln, England, 1876 - 1935)
ManufacturerManufactured by
Ruskin Pottery
(Smethwick, England, 1898 - 1935)
Date1930
Object NameVase
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: Height: 23.3 cm
Rim: Diameter: 9.5 cm
Base: Diameter: 9.2 cm
Rim: Diameter: 9.5 cm
Base: Diameter: 9.2 cm
AcquisitionRobinson-Young Collection, purchased in 1998 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and with income from the John Black Trust and the Hamilton Bequest.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 12
Object numberABDMS030635
About MeThe Ruskin Pottery was established around 1904 in Smethwick, Birmingham, by William Howson Taylor within his father's tile factory which had been in operation since 1898. The name of the pottery reflected the contemporary interest in John Ruskin and the arts and crafts movement. Simple shapes inspired by Chinese wares enhanced the effects of Howson's interest in transmutation glazes. The glazes and colours were lead free and the decoration was all hand painted. The method of firing caused the unique and random glaze effects on this vase. Production ceased in 1933, with the factory finally closing in 1935.More About Me
There is a natural creature-like quality to the shape, colours and finish of this ceramic vase. Something fungal, something aquatic, maybe something unsettling?
Exhibitions
1950 - 1994
