The design reform theorists of mid-century Britain insisted on simple ceramic shapes--easy...
The design reform theorists of mid-century Britain insisted on simple ceramic shapes--easy to handle and clean--as well as ornamentation appropriate to the use of the vessel. Copeland adheres to these principles in their "Harvest Barrel" jug, while also indulging in some trompe l'oeil whimsy. The jug takes the form of a slender, but realistic, barrel complete with wooden staves and hoops. The only violation of the illusion is the manner in which the sprays of grain--appropriate to the use of the jug for ale--are impossibly tucked within the supposed hoop binding.