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

Vase

ca. 1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware covered with a streaked light and dark blue glaze. Bulbous body with a narrow neck, expanding mouth and two loop handles in the forms of dragons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with incised decoration and glazed
Brief description
Vase of earthenware covered with a streaked blue glaze, made by Maw & Co., Benthall Works, Jackfield, ca. 1871.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware covered with a streaked light and dark blue glaze. Bulbous body with a narrow neck, expanding mouth and two loop handles in the forms of dragons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.7cm
  • With handles width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Maw & Co' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • 'No.18' (Shape number impressed on base)
Gallery label
Vase Made by Maw & Co., Benthall Works, Jackfield, Shropshire, England, 1871 Earthenware with incised decoration 3403-1901 Given by Messrs Maw & Co, formerly in the Jermyn Street Colln(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Messrs. Maw.
Production
Made in the Benthall Works, Jackfield.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3403-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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