Design: Jugs as Morality, Taste, and Identity
Vines in Framework: Design, Taste, and Class
The Art-Union for December 1846 published a drawing of William Ridgway’s design for Vines in Framework. It effusively praised the “form, proportion and decoration.” The design was not perfect because the ornament of the handle did not fit the naturalism of the body. Nonetheless, “the vine is a successful study of nature, and therefore excellent.”
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William Ridgway & Co. Vines in Framework 1846 Buff stoneware 1294 |