Tag: Edward Lycett

Decorated ceramics by Edward Lycett who had at least one piece commissioned by the White House. Also did work for Tiffany. Living from 1833 to 1910, he started out painting china in Staffordshire before coming to New York at the age of 28. His son William decorated china too.

Vase. ca. 1883.
Vase. ca. 1883. American. Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration and gilding. Edward Lycett, decorator. Fischer & Mieg, manufacturer. Image © 2000–2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fair use license. via https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/L.1991.74.1/
Ewer. 1886-1890.
Ewer. 1886-1890. American, made in Brooklyn, New York. Cream-colored earthenware. Edward Lycett, designer. Faience Manufacturing Company, manufacturer. Image © 2000–2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fair use license. via https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2004.95/
2012_Aesthetic_Ambitions_36-covered-vase_428W
Covered vase. ca. 1887. American. Cream-colored earthenware painted over ivory glazed and luster ground with polychrome enamels and flat gold decoration. Edward Lycett, designer. Faience Manufacturing Company, manufacturer. Image © Collection of the University of Richmond Museums. Fair use license. via https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/aesthetic_ambitions