Decorative arts
"Well-Spring" Jug
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- Date
- 1847
- Accession number
- 2005.3.1
- Designer
- designed by Richard Redgrave(Opens in new tab) (British, 1804–1888)
- Manufacturer
- manufactured by Henry Cole(Opens in new tab) (British, 1808–1882)
- Dimensions
- height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.)
- Medium
- glass, painted in enamel
- Description
- This water jug in colorless glass is decorated with enameled yellow and white flowers and green leaves encircling the body, below the base of the neck and with a band of yellow and green pointed leaves around the body, with pinkish stems crisscrossing on the disk-shaped foot. It is an example of early Victorian design especially promoted by Henry Cole, in which the decoration reflects the function of the object.
