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Royal Lancastrian Pottery

Bowl
ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of earthenware, painted on the interior in blue and gold lustre glazes with a rampant goat in gold against a large blue moon and the walls have a lozenge pattern, and exterior has green, blue and gold bands in lustre.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRoyal Lancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed in lustre
Brief description
'Royal Lancastrian Pottery' bowl of earthenware, painted on the interior in lustre glazes with a rampant goat in gold against a moon while the walls have a lozenge pattern, and exterior has bands in lustre, designed and decorated by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd., Clifton Junction, ca. 1920.
Physical description
Bowl of earthenware, painted on the interior in blue and gold lustre glazes with a rampant goat in gold against a large blue moon and the walls have a lozenge pattern, and exterior has green, blue and gold bands in lustre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 21.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Four intersecting scythes, rebus and two joined wings (Decorator's mark painted (underglaze) on base)
  • A Tudor rose [impressed]
  • 'England'
  • Four figures [indistinct] (Painted in lustre pigment)
  • (Forsyth date mark for 1919-1920)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Bowl 'Royal Lancastrian Pottery'
Decoration designed by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth, Decorated by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England, 1919


C.33-1964 Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd
Credit line
Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1964

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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