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"Well-Spring" Tumbler

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Type
Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1847
Accession number
2005.3.2
Designer
Richard Redgrave(Opens in new tab) (British, 1804–1888)
Manufacturer
Henry Cole(Opens in new tab) (British, 1808–1882)
Dimensions
height: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)
Medium
glass, painted in enamel
Description
This drinking glass is decorated with a band of enameled yellow and white flowers and green leaves and with yellow and green pointed leaves, with pinkish stems crisscrossing on the disk-shaped foot. The same ornaments are on the matching jug (#2005.3.1).
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Department
European Art
Find out more
View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
Henry Cole believed that public taste would be elevated if well-known painters and sculptors could be brought to design everyday domestic objects like this set of jug and tumblers (#2005.3.1-2005.3.3). To aid in the production of artistic items for the home, Cole founded Felix Summerly's Art Manufacturers, a firm that lasted about three years. The "Well Spring" design was developed by painter and writer Richard Redgrave. Its feathery tendrils of pond grass echo the object's function as a container of water.

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