Mischievous Sport and Sportive Innocence
Flask
ca. 1795 (made)
ca. 1795 (made)
| Place of origin |
Flask of earthenware with decoration moulded in relief and painted in colours. The flask is shaped like a heart. One side shows two children walking with a dog at their feet, one holding a doll or baby, and is inscribed 'SPORTIVE INNOCENCE'. The other side shows two children playing, one having fallen over after being shown a mask by their companion and is inscribed 'MISCHIEVOUS SPORT'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mischievous Sport and Sportive Innocence (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | earthenware, moulded and painted in underglaze colours (prattware) |
| Brief description | Flask, 'Mischievous Sport and Sportive Innocence', earthenware, Staffordshire, about 1795 |
| Physical description | Flask of earthenware with decoration moulded in relief and painted in colours. The flask is shaped like a heart. One side shows two children walking with a dog at their feet, one holding a doll or baby, and is inscribed 'SPORTIVE INNOCENCE'. The other side shows two children playing, one having fallen over after being shown a mask by their companion and is inscribed 'MISCHIEVOUS SPORT'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Frank Green |
| Object history | Given by Frank Green Esq. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006). pp. 182-3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.121-1916 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2009 |
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