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Object Label
John Bennett was not only a leading ceramicist in the Aesthetic Movement style but a social reformer as well. With the support of his employer Henry Doulton, he established the Faience Department within Doulton Pottery to teach women china painting. This allowed women to gain a degree of economic independence in an era when they could not vote or readily own property.
The decoration on Bennett’s English pottery is tightly rendered. In the New York piece seen here his style became freer and impressionistic in response to the seemingly endless possibilities of the New World.
Caption
John Bennett English, 1840–1907, active United States 1878–1883. Vase, ca. 1880. Earthenware, Height: 10 1/16 in. - diameter: 6 15/16 in. Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Emma and Jay Lewis and H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1990.159.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.159.1_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Vase
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
Height: 10 1/16 in. - diameter: 6 15/16 in.
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
hand-painted under glaze: "JBennett / 412 E 24 / N.Y." on bottom of vase.
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by Emma and Jay Lewis and H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
1990.159.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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