Vase
ca. 1790-1799 (made)
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Vase and cover of white stoneware, with light blue relief decoration. The body is in the form of a flower-pot with wavy edge on a tall foot; it is moulded with wickerwork pattern and decorated with two female figures mourning by monuments, with scallop-shell handles between. Round the rim and the lower part is a wreath of vine-branches. The cover is in the form of a concave ring with perforations and a vine wreath round the middle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with relief decoration |
| Brief description | Stoneware spill vase and cover, white stoneware with pale blue relief decoration, made at the factory of William Pratt, Lane Delph, Staffordshire, ca. 1790-1799 |
| Physical description | Vase and cover of white stoneware, with light blue relief decoration. The body is in the form of a flower-pot with wavy edge on a tall foot; it is moulded with wickerwork pattern and decorated with two female figures mourning by monuments, with scallop-shell handles between. Round the rim and the lower part is a wreath of vine-branches. The cover is in the form of a concave ring with perforations and a vine wreath round the middle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Pratt' (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Vase
Made at the factory of William Pratt, Lane Delph, Staffordshire, about 1790-99
Mark: 'Pratt', impressed
Stoneware
2545&A-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2545&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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