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At the end of the 19th 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.
Vase
Made by: Doulton Manufactory (established 1815)
Painted by: Samuel Wilson (English, working about 1880–1909)
Painted by: Samuel Wilson (English, working about 1880–1909)
English
between 1886 and 1902
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 45.7 x 20.3 cm (18 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Madeleine O'Mara in memory of Rosa Dupius and Henry J. Robert
Accession Number2015.2921
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
At the end of the 19th 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.
Signed
Signed "S. Wilson"
Marks
Mark on bottom: DOULTON BURSLEM [printed below crown]
Impresssed marks: DOULTON and "O"
Printed retailer's mark: J. E. Caldwell and Co. / Philadelphia
Impresssed marks: DOULTON and "O"
Printed retailer's mark: J. E. Caldwell and Co. / Philadelphia
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)