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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1921-25 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two-handled vase of red stoneware covered with white slip, shape number 995, of ovoid body with vertical panels of moulded ribs and stepped handles, and painted in blue , purple, yellow and green with panels of flowers and a flying bird, the shoulder is painted in blue, purple, green and yellow with a band of geometric pattern of zig-zags and triangles, and the rim with a line of purple dots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, slip and painted
Brief description
Two-handled vase of red stoneware covered with white slip, painted in enamel colours, of ovoid body with vertical panels of moulded ribs and stepped handles, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, about 1921-25.
Physical description
Two-handled vase of red stoneware covered with white slip, shape number 995, of ovoid body with vertical panels of moulded ribs and stepped handles, and painted in blue , purple, yellow and green with panels of flowers and a flying bird, the shoulder is painted in blue, purple, green and yellow with a band of geometric pattern of zig-zags and triangles, and the rim with a line of purple dots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Diameter: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CARTER / STABLER / ADAMS / POOLE / ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '9 9 5' (Incised shape number)
  • '/dD V' (Painted pattern code)
  • Paintress's insignia consisting of a three curved shape (Painted)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hawkins, Jennifer. The Poole Potteries. London: Barrie & Jenkins Limited, 1980. 82 p.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.356-1976

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Record createdDecember 21, 2007
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