Shape Number: 1346
Height: 11 1/2″
Designed by Christopher Dresser
Made in 1867.
This design was shown at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In his 1873 publication, The Principles of Decorative Design, Dresser described the strange horned and winged creature on this vase as “Old Bogey,” which may allude to the fascination with the Occult that swept through Victorian England at the time. “Old Bogey” was used as a term to refer to Satan.

Dresser’s drawing from Minton archives.

Another vase decoration for the same shape designed by Dresser, using beetle motive.