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Watering can (Miniature watering can)
Spode factory
1815-1825
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Spode factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft paste, bone china)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.160 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.160 A, B
Object Name
Watering can (Miniature watering can)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Spode factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handpainted in red-orange enamel "SPODE / 2610" with three small dashes forming an angled line above the "S" in Spode..
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft paste, bone china)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (H) x 2.461 (L) x 1.299 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (H) x 6.25 (L) x 3.3 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from handle to spout
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Whiter, Leonard. 1978 Spode: A History of the Family, Factory and Wares from 1733 to 1833.
• This piece is seen in Spode pattern books from 1820 as a Rose Tea Taster of unusual and toy size (pattern number 298), pp. 114-115Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1980 Godden's Guide to Mason's China and the Ironstone Wares.
• Different model miniature watering can in Mason's ironstone china: p. 165, col. pl. 36, enameled and gilt, c. 1815-25