Vase

1869-1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with blue, black and yellow enamels and gilded. In the form of an Attic lekythos, and painted with two bands of macander ornament between which is a row of palmettes and leafy device.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with enamels and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876.
Physical description
Vase of unglazed red earthenware painted with blue, black and yellow enamels and gilded. In the form of an Attic lekythos, and painted with two bands of macander ornament between which is a row of palmettes and leafy device.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Diameter: 8.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WATCOMBE / TORQUAY' (Maker's mark printed on base)
  • Cross-hatched square (Decorator's mark impressed on base)
  • 's' and two dots (Decorator's mark painted on base)
  • '11' and '1710' (Painted on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase
made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England,


3730-1901 Given by the Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by the Watcombe Terra Cotta Clay Company. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3730-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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