Vase

Doulton Manufactory (established 1815)

Samuel Wilson (English, working about 1880–1909)

between 1886 and 1902

Medium/TechniqueGlazed earthenware

DimensionsHeight x diameter: 45.7 x 20.3 cm (18 x 8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Madeleine O'Mara in memory of Rosa Dupius and Henry J. Robert

Accession number2015.2921

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

Description

At the end of the 19^th century, the Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic movements promoted a preference for hand craftsmanship over machine-made products. The Doulton Manufactory operated in both London and in central England in Staffordshire, the heartland for the production of English ceramics. This vase combines mass-production methods with detailed hand-painted decoration that is prominently signed by the artist. Another Doulton vase displayed nearby was among the earliest acquisitions by the Museum of Fine Arts in 1876.

ProvenanceBetween about 1896 and 1901, retailed by J. E. Caldwell and Co., Philadelphia. Rosa Dupius (b. 1897 – d. 1986), Lowell, MA; early 1980s, given by Rosa Dupuis to Henry J. Robert (b. 1935 - d. 2012), Lowell; 2012, by inheritance to his daughter, Madeleine O’Mara, Amherst, NH; 2015, gift of Madeleine O’Mara to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)