Bowl
1895 (dated)
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Bowl of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated in sgraffito; it is painted in shades of green and manganese-purple and finally glazed. Shallow; decorated on the inside with a quatrefoil device filled in with conventional floral and foliated ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with <i>sgraffito</i> and painted decoration |
| Brief description | Bowl, earthenware with sgraffito and painted decoration, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, England, 1895 |
| Physical description | Bowl of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated in sgraffito; it is painted in shades of green and manganese-purple and finally glazed. Shallow; decorated on the inside with a quatrefoil device filled in with conventional floral and foliated ornament. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A ship with the letter B on the sail, and the letters DR on either side, and '1895' (Maker's mark painted (underglaze) on base) |
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| Object history | Della Robbia Pottery was established in Birkenhead, England in 1894. Founded by the painter, designer and poet Harold Steward Rathbone (1858-1929) and the sculptor Conrad Dressler (1856-1940). |
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| Accession number | 211-1899 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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