On display
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Dish

1890-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bretby Art Pottery (makers)
Place of origin
Woodville (made)

Rectangular earthenware dish moulded with imitation basket weave, with three tomatoes in the round, green glazed, the tomatoes enamelled in red.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware, painted and moulded
Earthenware
Painted
Moulded
Glazed
Brief description
Rectangular earthenware dish, moulded, Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, 1890-1900
Physical description
Rectangular earthenware dish moulded with imitation basket weave, with three tomatoes in the round, green glazed, the tomatoes enamelled in red.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register length: 27cm
  • Taken from register width: 15.7cm
  • Taken from register height: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ENGLAND' and 'BRETBY' under a sunrise
  • impressed '1296' and '9'
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Dish
made by Henry Tooth & Co (Ltd), Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England



C.278-1987 Michael Franklin Bequest
Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Franklin
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.278-1987

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Record createdJune 11, 2004
Record URL
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