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Flower container or spill vase (figure group) (Vase or spill vase (Robert Burns and Highland Mary))
Robert Burns and Highland Mary
Thomas Parr factory, William Kent factory, William Kent and Thomas Parr factory
1880-1900
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Parr factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.120
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.120
Object Name
Flower container or spill vase (figure group) (Vase or spill vase (Robert Burns and Highland Mary))
Title
Robert Burns and Highland Mary
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Thomas Parr factory (Possible maker); William Kent factory (Possible maker); William Kent and Thomas Parr factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1880-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular pink label, handwritten in ink, "192" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Torn white label with a partial inscription, "34/ 338".
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Gilt "How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk,/ How rich the hawthorns blossom/ As underneath their fragrant shade/ I clasp'd her to my bosom/ The golden hours on angels wings/ Flew o'er me and my dearie/ For dear to me as light and life/ Was my sweet Highland Mary."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Robert Burns
- Literature
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
11.5 (H) x 6.625 (W) x 3.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.21 (H) x 16.828 (W) x 9.208 (D)