Bowl, ca. 1870, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Bone china, 3 9/16 × 6 3/8 in. (9 × 16.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The form of this bowl is reminiscent of early Chinese bronze and ceramic three-legged vessels, while the stylized band of decoration is derived from Chinese ornamental motifs. The flattened, two-dimensional approach toward ornamentation echoes the design principles established by Owen Jones in his tome The Grammar of Ornament (1856) and later adopted by his disciple, Christopher Dresser
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Bowl, ca, 1870, British, Stoke, Trent, Staffordshire, Bone china, 3 9/16, 6 3/8, 9, 16.2 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain, form, bowl, reminiscent, early Chinese, bronze, ceramic three-legged, vessels, stylized band, decoration, derived, Chinese ornamental, motifs, flattened, two-dimensional approach, ornamentation echoes, design principles, established, Owen Jones, tome, Grammar, Ornament, 1856, later adopted, disciple, Christopher Dresser
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