Vase

ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical vase swells slightly just above the base and then tapers to an outward, extending lip. A royal blue glaze covers the entire surface of the vase. Within the blue glaze is a decoration of wavy lines in green glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed
Brief description
Vase, made by Henry Tooth & Co (Ltd), Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville ca. 1925
Physical description
Cylindrical vase swells slightly just above the base and then tapers to an outward, extending lip. A royal blue glaze covers the entire surface of the vase. Within the blue glaze is a decoration of wavy lines in green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.4cm
  • Width: 10.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BRETBY' beneath a rising sun (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • 'MADE / IN / ENGLAND' (impressed on base)
  • '1893E' (Shape number impressed on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase
made by Henry Tooth & Co (Ltd), Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, about 1925


C.51-1980
Object history
C.51&52-1980 purchased for £60.
Production
Made at Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent.
Collection
Accession number
C.51-1980

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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