Vase with "Old Bogey Man" pattern ca. 1867 Christopher Dresser This vase shows Christopher Dresser’s prolific work on behalf of Minton, the largest industrial manufacturer of ceramics in Victorian England. This design was shown at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In his 1873 publication, The Principles of Decorative Design, Dresser described the strange horned and winged creature on this vase as "Old Bogey," which may allude to the fascination with the Occult that swept through Victorian England at the time. Indeed, "Old Bogey" was used as a term to refer to Satan, and could be found
Vase with "Old Bogey Man" pattern ca. 1867 Christopher Dresser This vase shows Christopher Dresser’s prolific work on behalf of Minton, the largest industrial manufacturer of ceramics in Victorian England. This design was shown at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In his 1873 publication, The Principles of Decorative Design, Dresser described the strange horned and winged creature on this vase as "Old Bogey," which may allude to the fascination with the Occult that swept through Victorian England at the time. Indeed, "Old Bogey" was used as a term to refer to Satan, and could be found in the illustration of Eliphas Lévi’s book, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1855). Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #418. Christopher Dresser and the Birth of Industrial Design Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Vase with "Old Bogey Man" pattern. British. ca. 1867. Bone china. Ceramics-Pottery
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