Vase
ca. 1890 (made)
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This vase, depicts figures representing the nine muses. Although referencing classical design, the vase is very much in the spirit of Victorian art pottery which encouraged artistic expression in the ceramic medium and was regarded as the antithesis of uniform mass-produced wares.
On the base of one of the columns depicted on the vase is painted the initial 'F', the unidentified mark of the painter/designer. In style, the design is very similar to those produced for Maw & Co. vases by the designer Walter Crane in about 1888-9, although his work was usually marked with his own monogram. It was common practice for firms to continue producing works in the style of a particular designer beyond the duration of their employment.
On the base of one of the columns depicted on the vase is painted the initial 'F', the unidentified mark of the painter/designer. In style, the design is very similar to those produced for Maw & Co. vases by the designer Walter Crane in about 1888-9, although his work was usually marked with his own monogram. It was common practice for firms to continue producing works in the style of a particular designer beyond the duration of their employment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, slip decorated, incised, painted in underglaze colours |
| Brief description | Vase, slip-decorated and incised earthenware depicting the nine muses, Maw & Co., about 1870. |
| Physical description | Vase with cylindrical body, contracted at the shoulders and the base with short neck and flaring mouth. Round the body are figures representing the nin muses between pillars. Round the shoulders a band of scale pattern, bordered by narrow bands of ornament surmounted by wave-pattern; at the foot a band of key pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Object history | H.M.C. loan No. 938. |
| Production | Made in the Benthall Works, Jackfield. |
| Summary | This vase, depicts figures representing the nine muses. Although referencing classical design, the vase is very much in the spirit of Victorian art pottery which encouraged artistic expression in the ceramic medium and was regarded as the antithesis of uniform mass-produced wares. On the base of one of the columns depicted on the vase is painted the initial 'F', the unidentified mark of the painter/designer. In style, the design is very similar to those produced for Maw & Co. vases by the designer Walter Crane in about 1888-9, although his work was usually marked with his own monogram. It was common practice for firms to continue producing works in the style of a particular designer beyond the duration of their employment. |
| Other number | HMC.938 - H.M.C. Loan no. |
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| Accession number | C.632-1921 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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