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Cistern
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Cistern
- Place of origin:
Jackfield (manufactured)
- Date:
1871 (manufactured)
- Artist/Maker:
Maw & Co. (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Buff-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
3414-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 34, shelf 3
Physical description
Cistern of buff-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels. Oblong with bowed and gadrooned sides and four small feet. On either side is a female head half-figure with outstretched arms holding two laurel-branches, and at either end is a bearded mask. At the angles are goats' heads and garlands of oak leaves and acorns.
Place of Origin
Jackfield (manufactured)
Date
1871 (manufactured)
Artist/maker
Maw & Co. (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Buff-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels
Marks and inscriptions
'Maw & Co. No. 8'
Impressed
Dimensions
Height: 32.1 cm, Length: 62.2 cm, Width: 37.5 cm
Object history note
Given by Messrs. Maw. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Descriptive line
Oblong cistern of buff-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels, made by Maw & Co., Jackfield, 1871.
Labels and date
Cistern
made by Maw & Co. (Ltd), Benthall Works, Jackfield, Shropshire, England,
3414-1901 [23/05/2008]
Production Note
Made in the Benthall Works, Jackfield.
Materials
Earthenware; Enamels
Techniques
Moulded; Painted
Subjects depicted
Scrolled; Laurel; Acorns; Mask; Gadroon; Female; Festoons; Figure; Oak; Heads
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware; Containers; Health; Household objects
Collection
Ceramics Collection
