Flower Pot
1869-1876 (made)
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Flower-pot of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration in light red, painted with light blue and black enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with a contracted base supported on three small feet. Decorated with two laurel-wreaths on light blue bands and with a row of stars on a vertically reeded band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with applied decoration painted with light blue and black enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Flower-pot of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, painted with enamels and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876. |
| Physical description | Flower-pot of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration in light red, painted with light blue and black enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with a contracted base supported on three small feet. Decorated with two laurel-wreaths on light blue bands and with a row of stars on a vertically reeded band. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WATCOMBE TORQUAY' (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Flower Pot
made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England,
3735-1901 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 | 3735-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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