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Rice Dish
(18th and 19th Centuries )
William De Morgan was a designer, potter, and novelist who became a pivotal figure in the English Arts and Crafts Movement, which was inspired by the ideals of the Socialist William Morris. Intrigued with the iridescent sheen obtained by firing silver in making stained glass (his first field of artistic endeavor), De Morgan used a similar technique to decorate ceramic tiles. His most characteristic designs are schematized, sometimes grotesque birds, animals, and flowers recalling the work of William Morris. This dish is signed with the initials of the decorator Charles Passenger.
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Provenance
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Warren Baker [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Brompton Road) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/4 x Diam: 12 1/4 in. (4.4 x 31.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2756