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Bowl

ca. 1901 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of flattened hemispherical form with slightly everted mouth. Wreath of grapes and vine leaves at shoulder. White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze and painted decoration in dark blue and brown


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with leadless glaze and painted decoration
Brief description
Bowl, white porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red glaze and painted blue and brown decoration, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, ca. 1901
Physical description
Bowl of flattened hemispherical form with slightly everted mouth. Wreath of grapes and vine leaves at shoulder. White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze and painted decoration in dark blue and brown
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • Width: 19.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TAYLOR' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • Scissors (Maker's mark painted (underglaze) in brown on base)
  • Transliteration
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Gallery label
Bowl Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, about 1901 Marks: 'Taylor', impressed, a pair of scissors, painted in brown White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze and painted decoration in dark blue and brown 238-1902(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchased for 15 shillings.
Production
West Smethwick, near Birmingham
Collection
Accession number
238-1902

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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