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Flask

ca. 1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flask of buff salt-glazed stoneware with the upper part moulded in the form of a half-length figure of Lord Brougham holding a scroll inscribed 'THE True Spirit of REFORM'. On the lower part are the words 'Brougham, Reform CORDIAL' and on the back is the mark 'Lambeth Pottery DOULTON & WATTS 15 HIGH STREET LAMBETH'. The lower part is of oval section, and the upper is coloured brown.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, moulded
Brief description
Flask of buff salt-glazed stoneware, made by Doulton & Watts, Lambeth, ca. 1832.
Physical description
Flask of buff salt-glazed stoneware with the upper part moulded in the form of a half-length figure of Lord Brougham holding a scroll inscribed 'THE True Spirit of REFORM'. On the lower part are the words 'Brougham, Reform CORDIAL' and on the back is the mark 'Lambeth Pottery DOULTON & WATTS 15 HIGH STREET LAMBETH'. The lower part is of oval section, and the upper is coloured brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.1cm
  • Width: 8.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lambeth Pottery DOULTON & WATTS 15 HIGH STREET LAMBETH' (Impressed on the back)
  • 'THE True Spirit of REFORM' (Impressed on the upper part)
  • 'Brougham, Reform CORDIAL' (On the lower part)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Flask
made by Doulton & Watts, Lambeth, London , about 1832
Marks: 'DOULTON & WATTS Lambeth Pottery 15 HIGH STREET LAMBETH LONDON' , and 'THE True Spirit of REFORM BROUGHAM, Reform CORDIAL', impressed
Salt-glazed stoneware

3783-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Doulton & Watts
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3783-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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