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Christopher Dresser #6,821Established

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Museum Acquisitions

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
LACMA
LACMA
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Stedelijk Museum

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.137 · Stoneware, glaze, gilding
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.79 · stoneware
Gift of Frederick R. Brandt in memory of Carol J. Brandt
Cooper-Hewitt Museum · New York City, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004-11-1 · flexographic print on paper, varnish
Gift of Harry Lyons
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession M.2000.89.1a-c · Electroplated silver, ebonized wood, gilding
Decorative Arts Council Fund
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession AC1999.182.1 · Glass
Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession AC1999.182.5 · Silver plate
Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession AC1998.265.12.1-.2 · Glazed earthenware with streaked coloration
The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky
Cooper-Hewitt Museum · New York City, United States · Acquired 1995 · Accession 1995-90-1 · silk, wool
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 93.12 · stoneware
Gift of David K.E. Bruce, by exchange
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.1046.21a, b · Graphite, ink, and gouache (bodycolor)
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.1046.20 · Graphite, ink, and gouache (bodycolor)
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.1046.19 · Graphite, ink, and gouache (bodycolor)
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
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Art historian Charlotte Gere has died at the age of 88. A specialist in 19th-century art and design, she was the author of seminal works like 'Victori…
obituaryApr 3, 2026
At Design Miami 2025, artist Nicole Cherubini presented monumental ceramic sculptures at Friedman Benda's booth, alongside Molly Hatch's installation …
exhibitionsDec 5, 2025
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Apr 3, 2026
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Christopher Dresser dies
Jan 1, 1904
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Christopher Dresser born
Jan 1, 1834