Goblet

Manufacturer W. H., B. & J. Richardson (English, 1836 - 1852)

Date1848

MediumEnamel on glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (16.51 × 8.89 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: the Helen Jane and R. Hugh "Pat" Uhlmann Fund

Object number2004.43.2

MarkingsTransfer-printed mark, reddish brown in color. British Registered Design Diamond Mark #52328. Banner above reading "Richardson's Vitrified"

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On view

Gallery Location

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Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

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DescriptionHand-blown, clear glass, footed goblet with inverted pear-shaped stem. The bowl of the goblet is decorated the same as the jug. The base/foot of the goblet is encircled with a border of ivy-shaped leaves, dentrils, and circular dots, possibly meant to represent grapes.Gallery Label

Gallery Label

W. H., B. & J. Richardson, manufacturer

England (Stourbridge), 1836–1852

Water Jug and Goblets, about 1848

Enamel on glass

The water lilies on this jug and these goblets illustrate two key British design principles of the 1800s: naturalistic ornament and a union of function and decoration. Indicating the water vessels’ purpose, the designer adorned them with aquatic plants. Manufacturers of utilitarian articles, especially those intended for domestic use, made an effort to improve the aesthetic quality of English product designs.

Purchase: the Helen Jane and R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann Fund, 2004.43.1, 2 and Gift of

Patricia and Martin Levy, 2014.4

Provenance

With H. Blairman & Sons, Ltd., London, by 2004;

Purchased from H. Blairman & Sons, Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2004.

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