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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Basin

ca. 1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of black basalt, decorated with applied figures and groups in low relief: a woman with four children and Sterne's 'Maria' from designs by Lady Templetown, Venus with two cupids, a boy with a lion, Cupid with a fawn, and two boys with torches. The lower part is vertically reeded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with applied decoration in low relief
Brief description
Basin, black basalt with applied reliefs of cupids and Sterne's 'Maria' from designs by Lady Templetown, made by Elijah Mayer, Hanley, Staffordshire, ca. 1790-1800
Physical description
Basin of black basalt, decorated with applied figures and groups in low relief: a woman with four children and Sterne's 'Maria' from designs by Lady Templetown, Venus with two cupids, a boy with a lion, Cupid with a fawn, and two boys with torches. The lower part is vertically reeded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'E. Mayer' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Basin with reliefs depicting cupids and Sterne's 'Maria' from designs by Lady Templetown made by Elijah Mayer, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1790-1800 Mark: 'E. Mayer' Black Basalt with applied reliefs 2491-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2491-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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