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

Lancastrian Pottery

Bottle
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle with six sides and narrow neck. earthenware. Painted in gold lustre glaze with acanthus leaves on a blue glaze ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in lustre
Brief description
Earthenware bottle with blue and gold lustre glaze, 'Lancastrian Pottery', made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company, England, 1909
Physical description
Bottle with six sides and narrow neck. earthenware. Painted in gold lustre glaze with acanthus leaves on a blue glaze ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • PL and two bees monogram over 'ENGLAND' and 'I' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '2222' (Shape number impressed on base)
  • Bird with ECC monogram (Decorator's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
Gallery label
Bottle 'Lancastrian Pottery' Decorated by Charles Cundall, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co, England, 1909 Marked Earthenware, painted in lustre C.50-1971 Given by Mr H. Hey(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mr H. Hey
Bibliographic reference
Lomax, Abraham. Royal Lancastrian Pottery, 1900-1938. Bolton, 1957.
Collection
Accession number
C.50-1971

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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