Bowl

ca. 1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of cane-coloured stoneware, decorated with applied figures in low relief, among them Sterne's 'Maria,' from a design by Lady Templeton. The remaining figures are: a girl seated dancing a cupid on her toe, a shepherdess reading under a tree and a girl kneeling before a pedestal on which is a flaming vase. The lower part is vertically reeded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Caneware with applied reliefs and engine-turned decoration
Brief description
Caneware bowl with applied reliefs and engine-turned decoration, made by William Turner or John Turner, Lane End, Staffordshire, ca. 1790-1800
Physical description
Basin of cane-coloured stoneware, decorated with applied figures in low relief, among them Sterne's 'Maria,' from a design by Lady Templeton. The remaining figures are: a girl seated dancing a cupid on her toe, a shepherdess reading under a tree and a girl kneeling before a pedestal on which is a flaming vase. The lower part is vertically reeded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'TURNER' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Bowl made by William or John Turner, Lane End, Staffordshire, about 1790-1800 Mark: 'TURNER', impressed Caneware with applied reliefs and engine-turned decoration 2505-1901 Jermyn Street Collection Among the figures featured is Sterne's 'Maria' from a design by Lady Templeton(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Among the figures featured is Sterne's 'Maria' from a design by Lady Templeton.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2505-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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