Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

ca. 1928-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware vase with high temperature (flambé) glaze, silver plate copper base with braid and leaf pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with high temperature (flambé) glaze, silver plated copper
Brief description
Vase, stoneware with with a high temperature (flambé) glaze, designed by William Moorcroft, made by William Moorcroft Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1928-30. Metal mount designed and made by Francis Arthur Edwardes.
Physical description
Stoneware vase with high temperature (flambé) glaze, silver plate copper base with braid and leaf pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.7cm
  • Width: 21cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'W Moorcroft' (Signature painted (underglaze) on base)
  • 'MOORCROFT / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • 'By appointment W Moorcroft potter to HM The Queen' and Royal crest (printed on label on base)
Gallery label
Vase Designed by William Moorcroft, metal mount designed and made by Francis Arthur Edwardes, made by William Moorcroft Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, about 1928-30 Marks: "W Moorcroft', painted, 'Moorcroft Made in England', impressed, 'By appointment W Moorcroft potter to HM The Queen' and Royal crest, paper label, printed Stoneware with a high temperature (flambé) glaze C.101-1987(23/05/2008)
Collection
Accession number
C.101-1987

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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