Wall Cistern
1735-1750 (made)
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Wall cistern and moulded cover, with a bracket, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, red and yellow, with a pewter spout for a tap (now missing). The cistern has moulded decoration of satyrs' masks in relief at each side, and a grotesque around the spout.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Wall cistern, made in Marseille, France, 1735-1750, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Wall cistern and moulded cover, with a bracket, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, red and yellow, with a pewter spout for a tap (now missing). The cistern has moulded decoration of satyrs' masks in relief at each side, and a grotesque around the spout. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Hilary Young spoke to a French faience expert who thought this to be French! (March 2003) |
| Bibliographic reference | Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
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| Other number | 388 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
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| Accession number | C.674 to B-1909 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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