Vase
ca. 1905 (made)
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Vase of earthenware with incised decoration. With two handles. Decorated with leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Vase of earthenware with incised decoration by Charles Collis, painted by Gertrude Russell, made by the Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, ca. 1905. |
| Physical description | Vase of earthenware with incised decoration. With two handles. Decorated with leaves. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss D. Chambers |
| Object history | Acquired by the owner from the Pottery when it was closed down. |
| Production | Previously thought to have been decorated by Harold Rathbone, but re-attributed on examination of the marks on the base. |
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| Bibliographic reference | There is a photograph of Charles Collis being shown this vase (or possibly another very similar version) at the age of 84. The photograph is owned by the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, and is illustrated in Hyland, P. (2014) The Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.528-1953 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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