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Wall-Vase

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wall-vase of lead-glaze earthenware with moulded decoration and glazed in blues, greens and yellows. Pear-shaped rising from a vertical collar on which are attached lugs. Decorated with bands of mouldings in the form of bands of circles, leaf shapes, lines and squares. From the lugs project leaf-mouldings.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with moulded decoration
Brief description
Wall-vase of earthenware with coloured glazes, possibly designed by Christopher Dresser, made by Watcombe Pottery Co., Torquay , ca. 1870.
Physical description
Wall-vase of lead-glaze earthenware with moulded decoration and glazed in blues, greens and yellows. Pear-shaped rising from a vertical collar on which are attached lugs. Decorated with bands of mouldings in the form of bands of circles, leaf shapes, lines and squares. From the lugs project leaf-mouldings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Width: 14.5cm
  • Depth: 7cm
checked 14/01/2010
Marks and inscriptions
'Watcombe, South Devon' and a bird and tree [within a circle] (impressed)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Wall-vase
Designed by Christopher Dresser, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England, about 1870
Marks: 'Watcombe, South Devon' and a bird and tree within a circle, impressed
Lead-glazed earthenware

C.61-1980
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.61-1980

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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