Tobacco Pot
ca. 1800-1810 (made)
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Tobacco pot of salt-glazed stoneware with applied decoration in relief. Cylindrical in shape. On one side is a square panel moulded with figures of two drinkers sitting beside a wall. On the other side is an oval medallion with an old man seated and drinking by a table. Between and below are two trophies and figures of a huntsman mounted and four hounds pursuing a stag. The upper part is coloured brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware and moulded |
| Brief description | Cylindrical tobacco pot of salt-glazed stoneware with applied decoration in relief, made by Joseph Kishere, Mortlake, ca. 1800-1810. |
| Physical description | Tobacco pot of salt-glazed stoneware with applied decoration in relief. Cylindrical in shape. On one side is a square panel moulded with figures of two drinkers sitting beside a wall. On the other side is an oval medallion with an old man seated and drinking by a table. Between and below are two trophies and figures of a huntsman mounted and four hounds pursuing a stag. The upper part is coloured brown. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Kishere Moatlake' (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Tobaco pot
Made by Joseph Kishere, Mortlake, England, about 1800-10
Mark: 'Kishere Moatlake', impressed
Salt-glazed stoneware
3771-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by Dr Diamond in 1875. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 3771-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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