Christopher Dresser Art Photos

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) a Scottish-born designer of decorative arts in Aesthetic, Arts and Crafts, & Art Nouveau styles. Dresser's industrial products influenced the designs of other artists in these movements. His designs were produced in metal, ceramics, glass & furniture.

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Bone china bottle vase with scarab beetle in Eclectic style attrib. Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Porcelain vase with owls' head & claws by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Bone china bottle vase with scarab beetle in Japonesque style by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain vases by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Bone china bottle vase with scarab beetle in Eclectic style (c1862) attrib. Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Porcelain vase with owls' head & claws (1869) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Bone china bottle vase with scarab beetle in Japonesque style (c1870) by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain vases (1870) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Porcelain tea cup & plate by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Christopher Dresser earthenware pitcher made by Linthorpe Pottery plus vase made by Ault Pottery of England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware gourd vase by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware vase by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Porcelain tea cup & plate (1875) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Christopher Dresser earthenware pitcher (1879-82) made by Linthorpe Pottery plus vase (c1893) made by Ault Pottery of England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware gourd vase (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware vase (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Earthenware bird-form ewer by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Peruvian face bridge-spout vessel by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware beaked ewer by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware vase by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Earthenware bird-form ewer (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Peruvian face bridge-spout vessel (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware beaked ewer (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware vase (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Art Pottery at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Terracotta teapot with dragon handle by Christopher Dresser made by Watcombe Terracotta Clay Co, Torquay at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Goat vase by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Sea Monster vase by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Owl vase by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Terracotta teapot with dragon handle (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Watcombe Terracotta Clay Co, Torquay at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Goat vase (c1892-6) by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Sea Monster vase (c1892-6) by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware Owl vase (c1892-6) by Christopher Dresser made by Ault Pottery, Derbyshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Earthenware 'Aquarian' jardinière by Christopher Dresser made by Wedgwood & Sons of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain vase with Beetles by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain blue vases possibly by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain fan-shaped vase with Cranes by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Earthenware 'Aquarian' jardinière (1872) by Christopher Dresser made by Wedgwood & Sons of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain vase with Beetles (1872) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain blue vases (1870) possibly by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Porcelain fan-shaped vase with Cranes (1877) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Porcelain tea caddy mimics tied bale which Chinese characters by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware tiles with Tomtits pattern by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Hand-painted nature tile panels by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Greek key transfer-printed tile panel by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Porcelain tea caddy mimics tied bale which Chinese characters (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Earthenware tiles with Tomtits pattern (1870) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Hand-painted nature tile panels (late 19thC) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Greek key transfer-printed tile panel (late 19thC) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Japanese cranes transfer-printed tile by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Crane Flying over Waves tile by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent over bronze + cloisonné enamel tulip vases possibly by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast iron hall stand by Christopher Dresser & made by Coalbrookdale Co. of Ironbridge, England at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cabinet by Christopher Dresser of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Japanese cranes transfer-printed tile (1874) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Crane Flying over Waves tile (c1870) by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent over bronze + cloisonné enamel tulip vases (c1885) possibly by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Cast iron hall stand (c1870) by Christopher Dresser & made by Coalbrookdale Co. of Ironbridge, England at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cabinet (c1870) by Christopher Dresser of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Cast iron & oak chair by Christopher Dresser for Coalbrookdale of Shropshire at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Egyptian Revival chair by Christopher Dresser made by Chubb & Sons or Thomas Knight of England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Copper coffeepot attrib. to Christopher Dresser or John Moyr Smith of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Electroplate kettle & stand with ebonized handle by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Cast iron & oak chair (c1870) by Christopher Dresser for Coalbrookdale of Shropshire at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Egyptian Revival chair (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Chubb & Sons or Thomas Knight of England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Copper coffeepot (c1875) attrib. to Christopher Dresser or John Moyr Smith of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Electroplate kettle & stand with ebonized handle (1878) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Electroplate kettle with angular spout by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Electroplate cruet set by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver teapot by Christopher Dresser for Brian Asquith of Derbyshire, England at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Teapot by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Electroplate kettle with angular spout (1878) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Electroplate cruet set (1878) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham & London, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver teapot (c1879) by Christopher Dresser for Brian Asquith of Derbyshire, England at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Teapot (c1879) by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.
Earthenware & silver salad bowl & servers by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate & bamboo travel tea set by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate teapot with ebonized handle by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Electroplate teapot by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware & silver salad bowl & servers (c1879-82) by Christopher Dresser made by Linthorpe Pottery of Middlesborough, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate & bamboo travel tea set (c1879) by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate teapot with ebonized handle (c1879) by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Electroplate teapot (1879) by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Silver teapot by Christopher Dresser of James Dixon & Sons, England at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Electroplate & ivory tureen by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate & ebony tureen by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Copper kettle by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.
Silver teapot (1880) by Christopher Dresser of James Dixon & Sons, England at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Electroplate & ivory tureen (1880) by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Electroplate & ebony tureen (c1880s) by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Copper kettle (c1880-5) by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.
English glass Arts & Crafts decanter & four glasses by Christopher Dresser at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Electroplated nickel silver& glass skate foot decanter by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplated nickel silver sugar bowl & scoop by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplated nickel silver tureen by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
English glass Arts & Crafts decanter & four glasses (1881) by Christopher Dresser at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Electroplated nickel silver& glass skate foot decanter (1879) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplated nickel silver sugar bowl & scoop (c1880) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplated nickel silver tureen (1881) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.
Electroplated nickel silver toast rack by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplate letter or toast rack by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver plated toast rack by Christopher Dresser of Hukin & Heath of London at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver plated toast rack by Christopher Dresser of Hukin & Heath of London, England at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.
Electroplated nickel silver toast rack (1881) by Christopher Dresser made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Electroplate letter or toast rack (c1880s) by Christopher Dresser made by JW Hukin & JT Heath of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver plated toast rack (1881) by Christopher Dresser of Hukin & Heath of London at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver plated toast rack (c1881) by Christopher Dresser of Hukin & Heath of London, England at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.
Electroplate toast rack by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Electroplated brass chamber candlestick by Christopher Dresser & made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham, England at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Candlestick by Christopher Dresser made by Richard Perry, Son & Co. of Wolverhampton, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Painted brass candlestick inspired by Japanese style by Christopher Dresser made by Richard Perry, Son & Co. of Wolverhampton, England, sold by Liberty & Co under name Kordofan at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Electroplate toast rack (1881) by Christopher Dresser made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Electroplated brass chamber candlestick (c1882) by Christopher Dresser & made by Hukin & Heath of Birmingham, England at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Candlestick (1883) by Christopher Dresser made by Richard Perry, Son & Co. of Wolverhampton, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Painted brass candlestick inspired by Japanese style (1883) by Christopher Dresser made by Richard Perry, Son & Co. of Wolverhampton, England, sold by Liberty & Co under name Kordofan at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Lidded jug of silver & glass by Christopher Dresser at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Copper & brass watering can by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper kettle & iron stand by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Cooper Hewett Museum. New York City, NY.Silver milk jug by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham & London at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.
Lidded jug of silver & glass (1885) by Christopher Dresser (London) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Copper & brass watering can (c1885) by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper kettle & iron stand (c1885) by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at Cooper Hewett Museum. New York City, NY.Silver milk jug (1885) by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham & London at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.
Silver tea set with drum-shaped body by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver tea set with drum-shaped body by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver tea pot with drum-shaped body by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Brass & copper kettle by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Silver tea set with drum-shaped body (1885) by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver tea set with drum-shaped body (1885) by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver tea pot with drum-shaped body (1885) by Christopher Dresser made by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Brass & copper kettle (c1885) by Christopher Dresser for Benham & Froud of London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Stoneware vase by Martin Brothers, London; electroplated silver kettle & stand by Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath of Birmingham; & electroplated silver toast rack by Christopher Dresser for James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Clutha glass vase by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow for Liberty & Co. at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Clutha glass carafe by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Clutha glass carafe by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stoneware vase (1894-1911) by Martin Brothers, London; electroplated silver kettle & stand (1878) by Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath of Birmingham; & electroplated silver toast rack (c1880) by Christopher Dresser for James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Clutha glass vase (c1890) by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow for Liberty & Co. at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Clutha glass carafe (c1890) by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Clutha glass carafe (c1890) by Christopher Dresser made by James Couper & Sons of Glasgow at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
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