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

Carrara Ware

Jug
1891-1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of enamelled buff-coloured stoneware. Ovoid body, projecting lip, loop handle. Moulded in relief with flowers and foliage painted in blue and lustre and outlined in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCarrara Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Enamelled stoneware, moulded in relief, painted and gilt
Brief description
'Carrara Ware' jug, enamelled stoneware, moulded in relief, painted in blue and lustre and gilt, decoration designed by Mark V. Marshall, probably decorated by Gladys Joyce, made by Doulton & Co., Lambeth Art Pottery, London, 1891-1924
Physical description
Jug of enamelled buff-coloured stoneware. Ovoid body, projecting lip, loop handle. Moulded in relief with flowers and foliage painted in blue and lustre and outlined in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.7cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MVM' (Decorator's initial incised on base)
  • 'J.' and 'R' (Decorator's marks incised on base)
  • 'F' (Decorator's mark impressed on base)
  • '28' (Incised on base)
  • 'DOULTON / CARRARA / LONDON' within a wheel (Maker's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
  • 'MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY / 3834' (Maker's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
Gallery label
Jug 'Carrara Ware' Decoration designed by Mark V. Marshall, probably Decorated by Gladys Joyce, made by Doulton & Co., Lambeth Art Pottery, London, England, 3812-1901(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Made at Lambeth Art Pottery.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3812-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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