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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Barrel Flask

1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Barrel flask of earthenware painted with enamels. At the ends are concentric circles and bands in brown. At the top and bottom are hoops in relief coloured brown, pink and blue. Round the middle are two painted bouquets of flowers and a bung-hole surrounded by initials 'T.P.S.'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted with enamels
Brief description
Barrel flask of earthenware painted with enamels, decorated by William Fifield, Temple Back pottery, Bristol, 1832.
Physical description
Barrel flask of earthenware painted with enamels. At the ends are concentric circles and bands in brown. At the top and bottom are hoops in relief coloured brown, pink and blue. Round the middle are two painted bouquets of flowers and a bung-hole surrounded by initials 'T.P.S.'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.4cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'T.P.S.' and 1832
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 436 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1213-1885

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Record createdMay 6, 2009
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