Tazza
ca. 1870 (made)
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Tazza of lead-glazed white earthenware, slip cast with inlaid colours and painted. In French Renaissance style. The stem has an ovoid knop with rams' heads and swags, and the dish has a lobed rim and arabesque decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead glazed white earthenware, slip cast with inlaid colours and painted |
| Brief description | Tazza, Henry II ware, of lead-glazed white earthenware, slip cast with inlaid colours and painted, modelled by Charles Toft Sr. and designed by Léon Arnoux, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Tazza of lead-glazed white earthenware, slip cast with inlaid colours and painted. In French Renaissance style. The stem has an ovoid knop with rams' heads and swags, and the dish has a lobed rim and arabesque decoration. |
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| Gallery label | Tazza 'Henry II ware'
Probably designed by LÚon Arnoux and Charles Toft, possibly made by Charles Toft, Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1870
Marks: 'Minton June 1870' inlaid in brown, 'T.Goode & co South Audley Street/London/Grosvenor Square' paper label
Earthenware, inlaid with coloured earthenware and painted with coloured lead glazes
C.37-2004 Gift of the Ten-Ten Foundation Inc. in honour of David T. Siegel
See tazza nearby (dated 1859) for the same design in different colours(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of the Ten Ten Foundation Inc. in honour of David T. Siegel |
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| Accession number | C.37-2004 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2005 |
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