Toast Rack
Christopher Dresser · c. 1880 · Art Institute of Chicago
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The use of sinuous coils differentiates this toast rack from Christopher Dresser’s more angular silver designs. In an era increasingly dominated by cheaply produced, low-quality goods, designers began considering how to improve both the design of objects and the conditions of the workers who made them. As a proponent for English design reform, Dresser sought to make high-quality goods in a variety of styles to appeal to a wide range of customers. This softer model may have enticed consumers who were not quite ready for the pointed starkness in some of Dresser’s more radical designs.
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Details
- Maker
- Designed by Christopher Dresser (English, born Scotland, 1834-1904), Made by James Dixon & Sons Ltd. (Sheffield, England, 1835-1976)
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- 14.6 × 13.7 × 10.2 cm (5 11/16 × 5 3/8 × 4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Sheffield
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Harry and Maribel G. Blum Endowment
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
