Art Institute of Chicago

Ewer

Edward Lycett (American, born England, 1833–1910)

Date

1886–90

Medium

Earthenware with glazes and gilding

Culture

Brooklyn

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

In 1884 Brooklyn’s Faience Manufacturing Company hired English ceramist Edward Lycett to revitalize its commercially stagnant wares. The decorative scene of a chicken and rooster strutting among raspberry vines on a bright blue background recalls Chinese ceramics, as well as the work of French artist-potter Théodore Deck, in the polychromatic, overglazed decoration with multiple textures. Lycett transformed the artistic identity of the firm by experimenting with clay bodies and glazes, creating works on a monumental scale, and refining designs based on the Aesthetic movement—a combination of Japanese, Chinese, and Near Eastern motifs.

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