Bretby Ware
Bottle
ca. 1925 (made)
ca. 1925 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Earthenware bottle of globular form with cylindrical neck swelling slightly towards the circular aperture at the top. A royal blue glaze covers the entire surface of the bottle. Within the blue glaze is a decoration and irregular, wavy lines in green glaze.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Bretby Ware (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed |
| Brief description | Bottle, glazed earthenware, made by Henry Tooth & Co. Ltd., England, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Earthenware bottle of globular form with cylindrical neck swelling slightly towards the circular aperture at the top. A royal blue glaze covers the entire surface of the bottle. Within the blue glaze is a decoration and irregular, wavy lines in green glaze. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'BRETBY MADE IN ENGLAND 1541' (Impressed) |
| Production | Made at Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.52A-1980 |
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| Record created | October 8, 2008 |
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