Vase
1869-1876 (made)
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Spill-vase of unglazed red earthenware with relief decoration painted with light blue enamel and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with bands of vertical reeding separated by wide gilt-edged bands of blue. Round the top and bottom is a row of stars alternating with discs in relief.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with relief decoration painted with enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Spill-vase of unglazed red earthenware with relief decoration painted with enamel and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876. |
| Physical description | Spill-vase of unglazed red earthenware with relief decoration painted with light blue enamel and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with bands of vertical reeding separated by wide gilt-edged bands of blue. Round the top and bottom is a row of stars alternating with discs in relief. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WATCOMBE TORQUAY' (Printed in black) |
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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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| Accession number | 3734-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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