Stick Stand
1870-1900
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A tall white stork stands on one leg with the other tucked beneath it's body. The stork has a green snake or eel in his mouth, and stands on a narrow rocky base with large green leaves, bulrushes, brown cattails, and white iris flowers. The stork's foot steps on a writhing frog beneath.
Object details
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| Brief description | Stick stand in the shape of a stork, majolica, modelled by John Henk, Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, about 1870-1900 |
| Physical description | A tall white stork stands on one leg with the other tucked beneath it's body. The stork has a green snake or eel in his mouth, and stands on a narrow rocky base with large green leaves, bulrushes, brown cattails, and white iris flowers. The stork's foot steps on a writhing frog beneath. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe |
| Production | Shape no. 1916 |
| Bibliographic reference | Jones, J. Minton: The first Two Hundred Years of Design and Production. 1993. Swan Hill Press. p.140 |
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| Accession number | C.113-2018 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2018 |
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