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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sylvan Ware

Vase
ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of white earthenware, ovoid shape number 248, and decorated with three turned grooves around the body circumference, and with mottled green glaze on the outside, over a speckled brown glaze covering the inside and the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSylvan Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
'Sylvan Ware' vase of glazed white earthenware, decorated with three turned grooves around the body circumference, possibly designed by John Adams, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Vase of white earthenware, ovoid shape number 248, and decorated with three turned grooves around the body circumference, and with mottled green glaze on the outside, over a speckled brown glaze covering the inside and the base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'POOLE ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • 'SYLVAN WARE' (Printed in grey)
  • 'M24' (Sylvan glaze code, printed in grey)
  • '248' (Shape number, incised)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.134-1976

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Record createdNovember 10, 2008
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