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

Lancastrian Pottery

Vase
1906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase. Earthenware. Iron aventurine glaze, bronze with yellow streaks, gold and black speckles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed
Brief description
Earthenware vase with gold-bronze aventurine glaze, 'Lancastrian Pottery' made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company, England, 1906
Physical description
Vase. Earthenware. Iron aventurine glaze, bronze with yellow streaks, gold and black speckles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.6cm
  • Width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • PL and two bees monogram over 'VI' and 'ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '2131A' (Shape number impressed on base)
  • 'No.2131A' 'D.4C' (label on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Lancastrian Pottery' Made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co, England, 1906 Marks: 'P L' and two bees, 'VI 2131 A England' impressed, and paper label Earthenware with a gold-speckled aventurine glaze Circ.304-1953 Given by Mrs F.C. Ormerod(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs F. C. Ormerod
Bibliographic reference
Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.304-1953

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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