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Model
Belleek pottery - Enlarge image
Model
- Place of origin:
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (made)
- Date:
ca. 1868 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Belleek pottery (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain, with a lustrous glaze
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
3884-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 19, shelf 7
Physical description
Model of a dolium shell of porcelain, covered with a lustrous glaze, coloured pale yellow on the outside.
of porcelain, covered with a lustrous glaze, partly coloured pale yellow. In the form of three conventional shells conjoined with branches of coral in the middle to form a handle.
Place of Origin
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (made)
Date
ca. 1868 (made)
Artist/maker
Belleek pottery (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain, with a lustrous glaze
Marks and inscriptions
A dog beside a round tower, with a harp, shamrock and a band inscribed 'BELLEEK'
A symbol
Dimensions
Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 17.8 cm
Descriptive line
Model of a dolium shell, porcelain with a lustrous glaze, Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland, ca. 1868
Exhibition History
Deception: Ceramics and Imitation (Victoria and Albert Museum 25/05/2013-05/01/2014)
Production Note
3881-1901 to 3892-1901 purchased April 1868 by the Museum of Practical Geology
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Glazed
Subjects depicted
Shells
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
