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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware and slip with lustre decoration. Depressed globular body with a wide mouth and two loop handles, and on a high spreading foot. Painted with fishes in green lustre, swimming in a sea of mottled blue and white with formal waves outlined in copper lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and slip with lustre decoration
Brief description
Vase of earthenware and slip with lustre decoration, designed by William De Morgan, painted by Joe Juster and made at the De Morgan pottery, Sands End, Fulham, ca. 1895.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware and slip with lustre decoration. Depressed globular body with a wide mouth and two loop handles, and on a high spreading foot. Painted with fishes in green lustre, swimming in a sea of mottled blue and white with formal waves outlined in copper lustre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.4cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'W. De. Morgan / Fulham / J.J.' (painted in black, JJ for the painter Juster)
Gallery label
Vase Designed by William De Morgan, Painted by Joe Juster, made at the De Morgan pottery, Sands End, Fulham, England, about 1895 Mark: 'W De Morgan Fulham JJ', painted Earthenware with lustre decoration C.417-1919 Mrs William De Morgan Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs William De Morgan
Production
Made at Sands End, Fulham
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of De Morgan Ware.
  • Pinkham, Roger. Catalogue of the Pottery by William De Morgan. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973.
  • Iwao, Nagasaki. Katagami Style. Tokyo: Nikkei Inc, 2012.
Collection
Accession number
C.417-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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