Abstract

Between 1847 and 1850, the Cambrian Pottery in Swansea made ‘Dillwyn’s Etruscan Ware’, a range of vases copying the designs of red-figure vases found in south Italian and Sicilian tombs. The vases were made for sale to ‘humble homesteads’, but they did not attract buyers and were discontinued. This article explores the economic and commercial milieu in which the Swansea ‘Etruscan’ ware vases were designed and made. It examines relationships between manufacturers’ design choices and their perceptions of the social, cultural, and political aspirations of intended buyers. It establishes the identity of the Cambrian Pottery’s intended customers and shows how practical issues, such as space, display, and utility, could influence buyers’ choices as well as design. Finally, it explores the influence of social, cultural, and religious ideals on domestic decoration in working-class households, and it offers an explanation of why ‘Dillwyn’s Etruscan Ware’ failed.

中文翻译：

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希腊的悲剧？为什么“ Dillwyn的Etruscan Ware”失败了*

摘要

1847年至1850年间，斯旺西的寒武纪陶器制作了“迪尔温（Dillwyn）的伊特鲁里亚器皿”（Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware），该系列花瓶复制了在意大利南部和西西里墓葬中发现的红色数字花瓶的设计。这些花瓶是为出售给“简陋的家园”而制作的，但没有吸引买家，因此停产。本文探讨了设计和制造斯旺西“ Etruscan”器皿的经济和商业环境。它检查了制造商的设计选择与他们对目标购买者的社会，文化和政治抱负的看法之间的关系。它确定了寒武陶器的目标客户的身份，并展示了诸如空间，展示和实用性之类的实际问题如何影响买家的选择和设计。最后，它探讨了社会，文化，