Bowl
William de Morgan
(English, 1839–1917)
Fred Passenger
(active 1879–1933)
Sand's End Pottery workshop
(1888–about 1911)
about 1890
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware with blue enamel and luster decoration
DimensionsOverall: 13.3cm (5 1/4in.)
Other (Overall): 41.5cm (16 5/16in.)
Other (Overall): 41.5cm (16 5/16in.)
Credit LineGift of John H.J. Lewis, Esquire
Accession number1994.115
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
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De Morgan began his career as a painter and stained-glass artist. Like many members of the Arts and Crafts Movement, he was particularly interested in both the artistic and technical aspects of decoration. He experimented with different glazes on ceramics and developed a series of metallic-luster glazes, enamel colors, and decorative motifs inspired by Islamic pottery. This bowl is decorated with De Morgan's renowned Moonlight and Sunlight lusters, achieved by firing copper and silver oxides.
InscriptionsMarks: in gold luster on underside of foot: W.DE.MORGAN./FULHAM./F.P.ProvenanceBy February 1994, with the Fine Art Society, London, England; April 1994, sold by the Fine Art Society to John H. J. Lewis, Esq., London, England; 1994, gift of John H. J. Lewis to the MFA. (Accession date: May 25, 1994)
About 1500–15
about 1450–75
about 1525–30
about 1520–40
15th century
18th century
