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

Royal Lancastrian Pottery

Vase
1929 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of white earthenware covered with a deep copper blue glaze and painted in dark blue and copper green with all over foliate pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRoyal Lancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed and painted
Brief description
'Royal Lancastrian Pottery' jar of white earthenware covered with a deep copper blue glaze and painted in dark blue and copper green with all over foliate pattern, decorated by William Salter Mycock, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd., Clifton Junction, 1929.
Physical description
Jar of white earthenware covered with a deep copper blue glaze and painted in dark blue and copper green with all over foliate pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.2cm
  • Width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A Lancastrian rose and 'P' monogram over 'ROYAL LANCASTRIAN / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base, painted in dark blue)
  • '8254' (Shape number impressed on base, painted in dark blue)
  • WSM monogram, 'V', '.' (Decorator's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Royal Lancastrian Pottery' William Salter Mycock, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England, 1929 C.148-1937 Given by Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd
Object history
Letter from David Burton of Pilkingtons re. discontinuation of Lancastrian ware "owing to changing tastes and desire for cheapness in decoration" on RF 1937/4377.
Collection
Accession number
C.148-1937

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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