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On Display: House - Bertrand Room
Flower container (Vase or urn)
1750-1780
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1953.0038.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1953.0038.003
Object Name
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular black plastic adhesive label embossed with "15" in white.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Mold-applied
Dimensions (inches)
6 (H) x 5.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.24 (H) x 14.605 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Mountford, Arnold R. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware.
• Pair of similar vases or flower pots with lions and swags: pl. 83, noting 1785 reference to John Wood of Brownhills, Burslem seeling "2 Round covered potting pots, Lyons faces, 2/4d". Notes enameled version at Cleveland Museum of Art.Book: Museum of London, Department of Greater London Archaeology. 1988 Excavations in Southwark 1973-76, Lambeth 1973-79.
• Similar form delftware urn with human masks in delftware: p. 351, no. 1587, excavated at London's Lambeth Road, Lambeth, factory waste site.Catalogue: 2007 Christie's (sales catalogue).
• Similar form group of 3 with human masks: Christies, London, Rous Lench collection, May 29-30, 1990, lots 162-4, much like Winterhtur's in shape, no swags.