Flower Holder
ca. 1745 (made)
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Flower holder of salt-glazed stoneware with a flat back, incurved sides, and the lower end is moulded as a bearded satyr mask, and above is a grotesque dolphin-head below a large shell, and on either side are scrolls and leaves, and the top is pierced with small holes for flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, moulded and pierced |
| Brief description | Flower holder of salt-glazed stoneware with a flat back, incurved sides, and the lower end is moulded as a bearded satyr mask, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1745. |
| Physical description | Flower holder of salt-glazed stoneware with a flat back, incurved sides, and the lower end is moulded as a bearded satyr mask, and above is a grotesque dolphin-head below a large shell, and on either side are scrolls and leaves, and the top is pierced with small holes for flowers. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 101 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:877-1885 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2009 |
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