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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bottle

1903-1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of earthenware with a blue-purple glaze and with blue facetted sides. Hexagonal with a pear-shaped body and a long tapering neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with a blue-purple glaze and mottled
Brief description
Bottle of earthenware with a blue-purple glaze, Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Company, Clifton Junction, 1903-1904
Physical description
Bottle of earthenware with a blue-purple glaze and with blue facetted sides. Hexagonal with a pear-shaped body and a long tapering neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.3cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'P' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Bottle 'Lancastrian Pottery' Made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co, England, 1903 Marks: 'P L' and two bees, printed, 'P L' impressed Earthenware, facetted sides, mottled blue glaze 886-1904(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchased from the First Exhibition of the Lancastrian Pottery, Graves Galleries, 1904. A total of £100 paid for 884 to 897-1904.
Collection
Accession number
886-1904

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Record createdNovember 22, 2005
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