GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The lobed, pear-shaped form of this flagon is decorated with a floral motif, which seemingly leaps from the surface to take the form of a wirework stem and cut metal blossom. Made for the Anglican (Holy Trinity) Church of Funchal, Madeira, this flagon, designed by architect William Butterfield, reflects the influence of the Gothic Revival style popularized in England by designer and social critic A. W. N. Pugin.
Several designers, including Pugin and Butterfield, advocated Gothic designs and motifs as spiritually beneficial and thus appropriate to counter the grim societal conditions of the modern industrialized age. Butterfield later designed a number of Gothic-influenced structures including All Saints Church, London (1859) and St. Mary Brookfield, London (c. 1869-1875).
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I updated Provenance and Bibliography.
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry:
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Nautilus Centerpiece," Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 187.
- Label copy, current as of 2015
HAB, 10/3/17, updated geo x ref, removed TMS pending tag
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From at least 1851: Presumably Holy Trinity Church (established 1822), Funchal, Madeira [1]
Until 2006: H. Blairman & Sons (Martin P. Levy), London [2]
From 2006: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [2]
[1] See inscription. See also email from DMA Researcher Sally-Anne Huxtable to Reverend Neil Dawson of the Holy Trinity Church in Funchal, Madiera (dated September 22, 2009, copy in Collections Records Object File).
[2] See H. Blairman & Sons invoice (dated March 3, 2006, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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- Google eBooks~View similar John Keith & Son flagons depicted in "Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition," an issue of The Art Journal published on the occasion of the International Exhibition of 1862.
- Holy Trinity Church, Funchal, Madeira~Learn the history of the Holy Trinity Church, Funchal, Madeira, for which the flagon was made.
- Khan Academy~All Saints Church, London, designed by William Butterfield, is one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Watch a video on All Saints Church.
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General Description
The lobed, pear-shaped form of this flagon is decorated with a floral motif, which seemingly leaps from the surface to take the form of a wirework stem and cut metal blossom. Made for the Anglican (Holy Trinity) Church of Funchal, Madeira, this flagon, designed by architect William Butterfield, reflects the influence of the Gothic Revival style popularized in England by designer and social critic A. W. N. Pugin.
Several designers, including Pugin and Butterfield, advocated Gothic designs and motifs as spiritually beneficial and thus appropriate to counter the grim societal conditions of the modern industrialized age. Butterfield later designed a number of Gothic-influenced structures including All Saints Church, London (1859) and St. Mary Brookfield, London (c. 1869-1875).
Excerpt from
DMA unpublished material, Label copy.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Google eBooks~View similar John Keith & Son flagons depicted in "Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition," an issue of The Art Journal published on the occasion of the International Exhibition of 1862.
- Holy Trinity Church, Funchal, Madeira~Learn the history of the Holy Trinity Church, Funchal, Madeira, for which the flagon was made.
- Khan Academy~All Saints Church, London, designed by William Butterfield, is one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Watch a video on All Saints Church.
Notes
I updated Provenance and Bibliography.
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry:
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Nautilus Centerpiece," Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 187.
- Label copy, current as of 2015
HAB, 10/3/17, updated geo x ref, removed TMS pending tag
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From at least 1851: Presumably Holy Trinity Church (established 1822), Funchal, Madeira [1]
Until 2006: H. Blairman & Sons (Martin P. Levy), London [2]
From 2006: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [2]
[1] See inscription. See also email from DMA Researcher Sally-Anne Huxtable to Reverend Neil Dawson of the Holy Trinity Church in Funchal, Madiera (dated September 22, 2009, copy in Collections Records Object File).
[2] See H. Blairman & Sons invoice (dated March 3, 2006, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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