Jug
ca. 1850 (made)
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Jug of gilded earthenware of 'Patent Mosaic' technique. Decorated with a seated woman amidst bluebells, after 'Bluebell', white plaster high relief by Richard Westmacott, 1836.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, gilded |
| Brief description | Jug of gilded earthenware of 'Patent Mosaic' technique, T. & R. Boote, Burslem, ca. 1850. |
| Physical description | Jug of gilded earthenware of 'Patent Mosaic' technique. Decorated with a seated woman amidst bluebells, after 'Bluebell', white plaster high relief by Richard Westmacott, 1836. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Barbara Morris |
| Object history | This object was formerly in the collection of Barbara Morris, and was bequeathed by her to the Museum. Morris, who had worked in the V&A's Circulation Department, was a pioneer in the study of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts. She had a particular interest in ceramics and glass of the period, examples of which she collected avidly. Decoration on this jug after 'Bluebell' by Richard Westmacott, 1836. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jervis, Simon. Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Art : The Handley-Read Collection. London : Royal Academy of Arts, 1972. 19 p., ill. ISBN 0900946148. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.343-2009 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2010 |
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