Vase (Skoal)
by CRANE, Walter, Ceramic, painted in ruby red, height 24 cm
The vase is inscribed Skoal (Cheers!). It was designed by Walter Crane and produced by Man & Cie.
Crane was the personification of the artist-designer: he was a painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and book artist; he designed textiles, glass windows, ceramics, jewellery, and posters. He loved Florentine Quattrocento art, a love he shared with his friend Burne-Jones and was deeply impressed by the coloured woodcuts from Japan.