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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

last quarter of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of buff-coloured stoneware, painted in white slip on a brown ground. Ovoid body, narrow neck, wide expanding mouth. Decorated with flowers and foliage on wavy stems.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, painted in white slip on a brown ground
Brief description
Vase of stoneware, painted in white slip on a brown ground, made by James Stiff & Sons, The London Pottery , Lambeth, last quarter of 19th century
Physical description
Vase of buff-coloured stoneware, painted in white slip on a brown ground. Ovoid body, narrow neck, wide expanding mouth. Decorated with flowers and foliage on wavy stems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'J. STIFF & SONS LAMBETH' within an oval medallion (Impressed)
Gallery label
Vase made by James Stiff & Sons, The London Pottery , Lambeth, London, England, 3827-1901(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Made at The London Pottery, Lambeth.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3827-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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