Vase
1869-1876 (made)
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Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with blue, black and yellow enamels and gilded. In the form of an Attic lekythos, and painted with two bands of macander ornament between which is a row of palmettes and leafy device.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with enamels and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876. |
| Physical description | Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with blue, black and yellow enamels and gilded. In the form of an Attic lekythos, and painted with two bands of macander ornament between which is a row of palmettes and leafy device. |
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| Gallery label | Vase
made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England,
3730-1901 Given by the Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by the Watcombe Terra Cotta Clay Company. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 3730-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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