Vase

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase with cylinder neck, barrel body and thick round foot. Stoneware . Body incised with an intertwining pattern of two dragons, three swallows and foliage. Neck decorated with a foliate band. Foot decorated with conjoined circles. Saltglaze, dark blue and brown on a paler blue ground.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes
Brief description
Vase decorated with birds, salt-glazed stoneware with incised and coloured glazes, designed and decorated by Edgar Kettle, made by the Fulham Pottery, London, ca. 1875
Physical description
Vase with cylinder neck, barrel body and thick round foot. Stoneware . Body incised with an intertwining pattern of two dragons, three swallows and foliage. Neck decorated with a foliate band. Foot decorated with conjoined circles. Saltglaze, dark blue and brown on a paler blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 19cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C.J.C BAILEY / FULHAM POTTERY / LONDON' within a circle (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • EK monogram (Decorator's mark for Edgar Kettle incised on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase
Designed and decorated by Edgar Kettle, made by the Fulham Pottery, London, England, ca.1875
Marks: 'C.I.C. Bailey Fulham Pottery EK' and rhebus for Edgar Kettle, impressed
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes

C.4-1978
Collection
Accession number
C.4-1978

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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