Vase
ca. 1907 (made)
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Vase of earthenware, tall and cylindrical in shape with a bulbous base, with two small vertical handles set near the top rim, and the body is decorated with pale green flowers on trailing pale blue stems in raised slip on a mottled blue ground, and the inside and the bottom is brown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, slip and mottled ground |
| Brief description | Vase of earthenware, tall and cylindrical in shape with a bulbous base, and with two small vertical handles set near the top rim, probably designed by Frederick H. Rhead, made by Wardle Art Pottery Co. Ltd, Hanley, for Liberty & Co., ca. 1907. |
| Physical description | Vase of earthenware, tall and cylindrical in shape with a bulbous base, with two small vertical handles set near the top rim, and the body is decorated with pale green flowers on trailing pale blue stems in raised slip on a mottled blue ground, and the inside and the bottom is brown. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MADE FOR LIBERTY & CO. 2422' and a circle with grid lines. Note Impressed |
| Object history | Probably designed by Frederick H. Rhead or by a member of the Rhead family. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Liberty's, 1875-1975: an exhibition to mark the firm's centenary July-October 1975, London, V&A, 1975
p.80
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.528-1974 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2008 |
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