Chalice and Cover
1924 (made), 1927 (made)
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Chalice with flared ovoid cup and pedestal flaring to a wide foot and with a stepped foot rim. The cover tall, sweeping out to an overhanging rim, the knob pear-shaped. Porcellaneous stoneware with a lustred glaze. Mottled orange and white glaze with a pink and green lustrous irridescence.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcellaneous stoneware with lustred glaze |
| Brief description | Chalice and cover, porcellaneous stoneware with orange and white lustred glaze, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, 1924 or 1927 |
| Physical description | Chalice with flared ovoid cup and pedestal flaring to a wide foot and with a stepped foot rim. The cover tall, sweeping out to an overhanging rim, the knob pear-shaped. Porcellaneous stoneware with a lustred glaze. Mottled orange and white glaze with a pink and green lustrous irridescence. |
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| Gallery label | Chalice and cover
Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by the Ruskin pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, 1924 or 1927
Mark: 'RUSKIN ENGLAND 1924 (or 1927)', impressed
Porcellaneous stoneware with a lustred glaze. Mottled orange and white glaze with a pink and green lustrous irridescence.
C.85&A-1981
Further paper labels: 'Ruskin Pottery Fernyhough Collection/ Ex W Howson Taylor Collection' etc.(23/05/2008) |
| Object history | Originally from the collection of Robert J. Ferneyhough. |
| Production | West Smethwick, near Birmingham. Made in 1924 or 1927. |
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| Accession number | C.85&A-1981 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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