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

Bottle

1894-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of red earthenware covered with white slip and with incised decoration, Painted in blue and green and glazed. Bell-shaped with a flat base. The body is decorated with four leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware and slip with incised decoration and painted with enamels
Brief description
Bottle of earthenware with incised decoration, decorated by Annie Smith, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1899.
Physical description
Bottle of red earthenware covered with white slip and with incised decoration, Painted in blue and green and glazed. Bell-shaped with a flat base. The body is decorated with four leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.2cm
  • Width: 14.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A galleon and the letters 'DR' [monogram] on either side and 'F' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'A.S' [monogram] (Decorator's mark painted on base in green)
  • '217/99 / 12/6' (label on base)
Gallery label
Bottle Decorated by Annie Smith, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, 1894-99 Mark: 'DR F' and a galleon, incised, 'A.S.' painted Earthenware with incised decoration 217-1899(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchased for 13 shillings.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
217-1899

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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