Filter
last quarter of 19th century (made)
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Filter of buff-coloured stoneware, with incised decoration, painted in blue, brown and shades of green. In the form of an Italian albarello with concave cover and a spout for insertion of a tap at the bottom. Decorated with sprays of blue flowers with foliage on a dark green ground. Round the lower part is a border of wave pattern, and on the cover is a row of bulrushes alternating with leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with incised decoration, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Filter, stoneware with incised decoration, painted in colours, made by James Stiff & Sons, The London Pottery , Lambeth, last quarter of 19th century |
| Physical description | Filter of buff-coloured stoneware, with incised decoration, painted in blue, brown and shades of green. In the form of an Italian albarello with concave cover and a spout for insertion of a tap at the bottom. Decorated with sprays of blue flowers with foliage on a dark green ground. Round the lower part is a border of wave pattern, and on the cover is a row of bulrushes alternating with leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. STIFF & SONS LAMBETH' within an oval medallion (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Filter
made by James Stiff & Sons, The London Pottery , Lambeth, London, England,
3828-1901(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Production | Made at The London Pottery, Lambeth. |
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| Accession number | 3828-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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