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Lancastrian Pottery

Vase
1903-1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company (maker)
Place of origin
Clifton Junction (made)

Vase of white earthenware, with flattened shoulder shaped into seven projecting ribs, with a short neck and recurved mouth, covered with a green aventurine glaze and with a cream interior.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Earthenware
Object type
Vase
TitleLancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Earthenware
Glaze
Wheel-Thrown
Glazed
Brief description
Vase of white earthenware, with flattened shoulder shaped into seven projecting ribs, and with cream interior, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Companty, Clifton Junction, 1903-1904.
Physical description
Vase of white earthenware, with flattened shoulder shaped into seven projecting ribs, with a short neck and recurved mouth, covered with a green aventurine glaze and with a cream interior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PL' [in monogram] and two bees (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) on base, printed in reserve on a black ground)
  • 'P' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • 'Kontroll Nr. / No.760' (label on base)
  • 'No.268 / 5gs' (label on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Lancastrian Pottery'
made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England, 1903-1904


888-1904
Object history
Purchased from the First Exhibition of the Lancastrian Pottery, Graves Galleries, 1904.
Bought with nos. 884 to 897-1904 for £100.

Purchase price note: Total of £100 paid for 884 to 897-1904.
Bibliographic reference
Notes descriptive of the first exhibition of the new Lancastrian Pottery: shown at the Galleries of Henry Graves & Co., Ltd. June 1st to June 25, 1904, London, Graves Galleries, 1904
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
888-1904

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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