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

Barum Ware

Cup
1870 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker of tapering, straight-sided form, the brown pottery covered with a pale slip through which, on the exterior, a design is incised comprising three ovals containing flowers and acorns, the lower border with a chevron pattern, the upper with a band of rosettes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBarum Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with incised decoration through a pale slip
Brief description
'Barum Ware' cup, lead-glazed earthenware with incised decoration through a pale slip; made by C.H. Brannam & Son Ltd, Litchdown Street, Barnstaple, dated 1870
Physical description
Beaker of tapering, straight-sided form, the brown pottery covered with a pale slip through which, on the exterior, a design is incised comprising three ovals containing flowers and acorns, the lower border with a chevron pattern, the upper with a band of rosettes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.2cm
  • Width: 8.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C H Brannam / BaRum / N. DEVON / 1870' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Cup 'Barum Ware' made by C.H. Brannam & Son Ltd, Litchdown Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England, dated 1870 C.85-1971 Miss B.E. Chambers Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss B. E. Chambers
Production
Made in Litchdown Street, Barnstaple.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.85-1971

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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