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

Spill Vase

1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spill vase of earthenware, covered outside with drab-coloured slip and decorated outside with applied ornament in low relief, in white. Nearly cylindrical with expanding mouth; decorated with lilies and vertical acanthus-leaves arranged alternately.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with applied decoration in relief
Brief description
Spill vase, lead-glazed earthenware with applied decoration in relief, made at the factory of Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, 1820-1830
Physical description
Spill vase of earthenware, covered outside with drab-coloured slip and decorated outside with applied ornament in low relief, in white. Nearly cylindrical with expanding mouth; decorated with lilies and vertical acanthus-leaves arranged alternately.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'ENOCH WOOD & SONS' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Spill vase Made at the factory of Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1820-30 Mark: 'ENOCH WOOD & SONS', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 2637-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2637-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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