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

Vase

ca. 1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Grey stoneware vase of squat circular form with gently swelling sides and a flattened shoulder and small lip. The decoration consists of 12 elongated oval panels containing raised vertical lines separated by bands of impressed circles which also cover the shoulder of the vase. 12 tear-shaped panels also decorate the shoulder area.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with coloured glazes
Brief description
Vase, stoneware with coloured glazes, designed by Mark V. Marshall, made by Doulton & Co., Lambeth Art Pottery, London, England, ca. 1915.
Physical description
Grey stoneware vase of squat circular form with gently swelling sides and a flattened shoulder and small lip. The decoration consists of 12 elongated oval panels containing raised vertical lines separated by bands of impressed circles which also cover the shoulder of the vase. 12 tear-shaped panels also decorate the shoulder area.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Diameter: 12.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A lion passant / a crown / 'ROYAL DOULTON, ENGLAND' enclosing the cipher for Doulton (Impressed)
  • '638' and 'P' (Both impressed; 'P' dated 1915.)
  • 'HS 439' (Incised)
Gallery label
Vase Mark V. Marshall, made by Doulton & Co., Lambeth Art Pottery, London, England C.111-1985 Given by Miss M and Miss E Simeon(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Misses M. and E. Simeon
Object history
Donors are the artist's daughters.
Production
Made at Lambeth Art Pottery.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.111-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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