Vase
1869-1876 (made)
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Vase of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, partly on a light red ground, painted in light blue enamel and gilded. In medallions on either side are busts of Apollo and Athena. Of elongated ovoid form with long funnel-shaped neck, spreading foot and two handles in the form of female busts terminating in scrolls. Round the shoulder is a row of floral sprays and round the base is a border of acanthus foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, painted with enamels and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876. |
| Physical description | Vase of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, partly on a light red ground, painted in light blue enamel and gilded. In medallions on either side are busts of Apollo and Athena. Of elongated ovoid form with long funnel-shaped neck, spreading foot and two handles in the form of female busts terminating in scrolls. Round the shoulder is a row of floral sprays and round the base is a border of acanthus foliage. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972 |
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| Accession number | 3732-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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