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Flower container (Vase)
Clock Face and Faith
Thomas Cooper, Royal Victoria Pottery
1845-1850
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Cooper (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1981.0198
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Grant, Jr. in memory of Helen B. Grant
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Object Number
1981.0198
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Title
Clock Face and Faith
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Cooper (Maker); Royal Victoria Pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1845-1850
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
6.9 (H) x 4.4 (W) x 2.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.6 (H) x 11.2 (W) x 5.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Very similar vase: p. 98, no. 70, with cockface inscribed "T. Cooper, Longton," c. 1850. See p. 99 for Cooper & Royal Victoria Pottery info.Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Copper luster jug with clockface on neck, inscribed "Riddle & Bryan, Longton," c. 1840Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Very similar form pair of copper luster vases with printed panels: p. 314, no. 248, attributed to Llanelly Pottery, Wales, c. 1834-45. (Compare to Winterthur's.)Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Copper luster jug with hand-painted clock face: p. 187, pl. 527, probably Staffordshire, c. 1850-80Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Copper luster vase of similar form but different handles bearing same printed clockface and scene, but in black: pattern title "Novelty Clock Face" (Alternate name "Faith), pattern number 15112. Maker unknown.Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Salt-glazed brown stoneware standing flask with clockface: p. 71, no. 35, London, impressed : "E. Horner Grange Inn Carey St. Lincolns Inn Fields," Fulham, 1841-45