Basin
ca. 1800 (made)
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Basin of cane-coloured stoneware, decorated with applied figures in low relief and painted in blue enamel. The figures are as follows: Sterne's "Maria," Venus with two cupids, a boy with a lion, two boys with torches, Cupid and a fawn (repeated), and a satyr with a goat. Round the rim is a border of interlaced circles; the lower part is turned with a row of vertical bands.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Caneware with applied reliefs and painted in blue enamel |
| Brief description | Basin, caneware with applied reliefs and enamel painting in blue, made by Elijah Mayer, Hanley, Staffordshire, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Basin of cane-coloured stoneware, decorated with applied figures in low relief and painted in blue enamel. The figures are as follows: Sterne's "Maria," Venus with two cupids, a boy with a lion, two boys with torches, Cupid and a fawn (repeated), and a satyr with a goat. Round the rim is a border of interlaced circles; the lower part is turned with a row of vertical bands. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'E. Mayer' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2490-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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