Wall-Vase
ca. 1870 (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Watcombe, South Devon' and a bird and tree [within a circle] (impressed) |
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| Accession number | C.61-1980 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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