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

Jug

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

Jug of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated in sgraffito; it is painted in blue and yellow and finally glazed. Tall body with short neck and loop handle; decorated with vertical bands of conventional foliage in four compartments.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with white slip and decoration in <i>sgraffito</i>, painted and glazed
Brief description
Jug, glazed earthenware with white slip and decoration in sgraffito; decorated by Harry Pearce, made by Della Robbia Pottery, England (Birkenhead), 1894-1906
Physical description
Jug of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated in sgraffito; it is painted in blue and yellow and finally glazed. Tall body with short neck and loop handle; decorated with vertical bands of conventional foliage in four compartments.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.3cm
  • Width: 14.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Monogram: a ship and the letters DR on either side (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • Monogram: HP (Decorator's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Jug Decorated by Harry Pearce, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, 209-1899(23/05/2008)
Production
This shape was known as 'Tall Water Vase' according to the Della Robbia Pottery's 1896 catalogue.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
209-1899

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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