Vase
Vase, 1910. Ceramic (porcellaneous stoneware) with high-fired flambé glaze; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. Manufactured by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, England. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Collection of Carl Patterson, 2015.360.
Ruskin Pottery founder William Howson Taylor’s greatest glaze accomplishment was his high-fired flambé glaze, inspired by red glazes made in China during the 1600s and 1700s. This achievement required mastering the reduction-firing process, where the potter reduces the amount of oxygen in the kiln, which then causes copper-based oxides in the glaze to generate a range of colors, including cherry red, green, purple, and blue. The highly unpredictable process resulted in one-of-a-kind pieces.
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