monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 28.575 cm x 31.75 cm
Object Name:
platter
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
Description:
Before becoming an international phenomenon, the Arts and Crafts movement began with the ideas of British artisan William Morris (1834-1896) and writer John Ruskin (1819-1900). Morris and Ruskin believed that the growth of cities isolated urban workers and that mass production negatively affected artisan crafts. They proposed to solve these issues by returning to a medieval-inspired village model where everybody participated in a community lifestyle. In the United States, artisans adapted these ideas into the studio art pottery movement. Unlike their British counterparts, who often focused predominantly on social issues and therefore made objects that incorporated Gothic and Renaissance motifs, American craftsmen developed a cohesive and novel aesthetic.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Helen Augusta Mosher in memory of her parents Ellen and Richard Rothwell
