Fountain
ca. 1870-1890 (made)
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Fountain set in a highly elaborate architectural surround. Moulded and decorated with many bright coloured glazes and featuring cherubs, vases of fruit and flowers, leaves, stars and beasts. The basin at the centre front contains two fish, one of which has an open mouth to act as the water spout.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded and decorated with coloured glazes (majolica) |
| Brief description | Fountain set in a highly elaborate architectural surround, moulded and decorated; earthenware with coloured glazes (majolica); Minton, England, ca. 1870-1890. |
| Physical description | Fountain set in a highly elaborate architectural surround. Moulded and decorated with many bright coloured glazes and featuring cherubs, vases of fruit and flowers, leaves, stars and beasts. The basin at the centre front contains two fish, one of which has an open mouth to act as the water spout. |
| Object history | A photograph in the Minton archives shows this fountain design. Minton Archive, "Majolica" box, shape no. 908. The fountain has almost certainly been in the museum since the 19th century. It it believed to have been found in the V&A Crypt before being sited in Bethnal Green Museum by 1928. It was known to have been cemented to the wall immediately next to the basement back door there from before 1966 to after 1974. It was moved back to the main site for display in the New Restaurant. |
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| Accession number | C.114:1-1996 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2000 |
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