Flower-Holder
ca. 1765 (made)
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Flower-holder for suspension, of salt-glazed stoneware, and in the form of a cornucopia, and with a flat back, and the front has a rococo scrolled top, and moulded in high relief with the half-length figure of Flora holding a cornucopia and a bouquet of flowers, and framed in rococo scrollwork and surrounded by flowers, leaves and berries in low relief.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware and moulded |
| Brief description | Flower-holder for suspension, of salt-glazed stoneware, and in the form of a cornucopia, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Flower-holder for suspension, of salt-glazed stoneware, and in the form of a cornucopia, and with a flat back, and the front has a rococo scrolled top, and moulded in high relief with the half-length figure of Flora holding a cornucopia and a bouquet of flowers, and framed in rococo scrollwork and surrounded by flowers, leaves and berries in low relief. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:875/A-1885 (Sch. II 167A). |
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| Other number | Sch. II 167 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:875-1885 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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