Vase, 1931. Ceramic (porcellaneous stoneware) with crystalline/matte glaze; 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. Manufactured by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, England. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Collection of Carl Patterson, 2015.401.

height: 6 1/2 in, 16.5100 cm; diameter: 3 3/4 in, 9.5250 cm

Signed on underside: W. Howson Taylor On underside, in triangle formation: Ruskin England 1931

Architecture and Design

Architecture and Design

In the early 1920s, Ruskin founder William Howson Taylor developed a glaze that took two forms: crystalline and matte. The crystalline glazes have distinct crystal formations; the matte glazes are not glossy and often include horizontal bands of colors dripping into one another, as on this work. The pieces required only two firings and were sometimes molded rather than hand-thrown, making them more economical to produce than other glazes by Ruskin Pottery.

Gifted 2015 by Carl Patterson to the Denver Art Museum.

• "Artistry and Craftsmanship: Ruskin Pottery, Enamels, and Buttons"—Denver Art Museum, 11/29/2015 - 11/12/2017