Pilgrim Bottle
1872-3
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Pilgrim bottle or flask painted with a female portrait on one side and a bird on the other side. The portrait is in side profile and depicts a woman with light brown hair tied up with a blue ribbon and a band of pink and white flowers. She has a blue earring and white robed dress with blue details. The ground is navy blue and she is surrounded by a circular border of flowers, leaves and birds. On the other side of the vase a bird sits on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers. The foot, lip and two small round handles of the bottle are glazed in dark blue with gilded edges.
Object details
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| Brief description | Pilgrim bottle, painted by Eliza Jameson Strutt, Minton Art Pottery, England, 1872-3 |
| Physical description | Pilgrim bottle or flask painted with a female portrait on one side and a bird on the other side. The portrait is in side profile and depicts a woman with light brown hair tied up with a blue ribbon and a band of pink and white flowers. She has a blue earring and white robed dress with blue details. The ground is navy blue and she is surrounded by a circular border of flowers, leaves and birds. On the other side of the vase a bird sits on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers. The foot, lip and two small round handles of the bottle are glazed in dark blue with gilded edges. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe |
| Object history | Shape no. 1498. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in Jones, J. Minton: The first Two Hundred Years of Design and Production. 1993. Swan Hill Press. p.223. |
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| Accession number | C.91-2018 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2018 |
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