Pitcher

Ceramic Art Company, Trenton, New Jersey

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The distinctive form of this diminutive pitcher is among the most avant-garde designs produced by the Ceramic Art Company. The bold shape, accentuated by its angular handle and strong diagonal elements, is indebted to the forward-looking designs of British design reformer Christopher Dresser.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art