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Wine Bottle Rendered by Al Curry (artist) watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper overall: 45 x 36.3 cm (17 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.) Index of American Design 1943.8.6259 |
Object 16 of 17
In the nineteenth century, newly developed glazes often appeared on novelty forms. This coachman winebottle, an offshoot of the Toby form, was another design produced by the prolific English potter, Daniel Greatbach, while he was working at Bennington. Here, the fluidity of the Rockingham glaze enhances the cascading folds of the voluminous cloak. Though this piece is in the form of a wine bottle, it was intended also as a household ornament; therefore, its design is predominantly decorative rather than solely utilitarian.
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