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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Lancastrian Pottery

Vase
1903-1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of white earthenware, barrel shaped with small round neck and recurved mouth, and with bronze glittering aventurine glaze with lighter streaks and black speckles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
Vase of white earthenware, barrel shaped with small round neck and recurved mouth, and with bronze glittering aventurine glaze, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company, Clifton Junction, 1903-1904.
Physical description
Vase of white earthenware, barrel shaped with small round neck and recurved mouth, and with bronze glittering aventurine glaze with lighter streaks and black speckles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.5cm
  • Width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PL' [in monogram] and two bees (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) on base, printed in reserve on a green ground)
  • 'P' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Lancastrian Pottery' made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England, 1903-1904 72-1905 Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company
Bibliographic reference
Lomax, Abraham. Royal Lancastrian Pottery 1900-1938. Bolton, 1957.
Collection
Accession number
72-1905

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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