Pair of Garden Seats
1870 (made)
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Pair of garden seats, the bases and stems are circular, with stags' heads and hunting horns in relief: the tops are in the form of square cusions, with cord and tassels: the colours are blue, yellow and white.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | earthenware and lead-glazed |
| Brief description | Pair of garden seats, glazed earthenware 'majolica', designed by James Gamble, made by Minton & Co., 1870 |
| Physical description | Pair of garden seats, the bases and stems are circular, with stags' heads and hunting horns in relief: the tops are in the form of square cusions, with cord and tassels: the colours are blue, yellow and white. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Object history | These garden seats were on display in the new Ceramics Gallery at the South Kensington Museum (V&A) from c.1876 when they appear in a drawing (V&A 8089B) and engraving of the gallery by John Watkins. Both seats were displayed in Gallery 120 in the Museum's British Galleries until 1999 when the galleries were redeveloped. See the attached image (asset code 2014HG1393). |
| Associated object | 8089B (Depiction) |
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| Accession number | 1308 & A-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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