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

Vase

1894-1906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, earthenware with sgraffito and painted decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with <i>sgraffito</i> and painted decoration
Brief description
Vase, earthenware with sgraffito and painted decoration; made by Della Robbia Pottery, England (Birkenhead), 1894-1906
Physical description
Vase, earthenware with sgraffito and painted decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Width: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J' above a ship and the letters D R on either side (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • JF [sic] monogram (Decorator's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
Gallery label
Vase Decorated by J, Decorated by F ?, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, Circ.202-1961 Given by Mrs D. Chambers(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs D. Chambers
Object history
Della Robbia Pottery was established in Birkenhead, England in 1894. Founded by the painter, designer and poet Harold Steward Rathbone (1858-1929) and the sculptor Conrad Dressler (1856-1940).
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.202-1961

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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