Not currently on display at the V&A

Drainer

ca.1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drainer or colander of "granite ware", composed of particles of white clay embedded in brown earthenware and covered with a green glaze. In the form of a scallop shell, half of which is perforated.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware embedded with particles of white clay and covered in a green glaze
Brief description
Drainer, Earthenware, Wedgwood, about 1790-1800
Physical description
Drainer or colander of "granite ware", composed of particles of white clay embedded in brown earthenware and covered with a green glaze. In the form of a scallop shell, half of which is perforated.
Dimensions
  • Width: 17.8cm
converted from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • "WEDGWOOD" (impressed)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Tranferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2362-1901

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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