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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Vase

ca.1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of stoneware, of ovoid shape, with the upper part shouldered from the rim, and decorated on the unglazed buff coloured body with painted patterns in brown and rust of wavy and zig-zag lines and stylised flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and painted
Brief description
Vase of stoneware, designed by Truda Carter, painted by Ruth Pavely, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca.1930
Physical description
Vase of stoneware, of ovoid shape, with the upper part shouldered from the rim, and decorated on the unglazed buff coloured body with painted patterns in brown and rust of wavy and zig-zag lines and stylised flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35cm
  • Diameter: 21.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CARTER / STABLER / ADAMS Ltd / POOLE / England' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '1 / 4' [Incised] (Shape number ?)
  • '/AB' (Painted pattern code)
  • Paintress's insignia [Ruth Paveley] (Painted)
Gallery label
Vase England, Poole, about 1930 Designed by Truda Carter, painted by Ruth Pavely Made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Stoneware, painted in brown The decoration on this vase recalls African textiles. Its designer, Truda Carter, had lived in South Africa before 1921. Museum no. Circ.326-1976
Object history
The decoration on this vase recalls
African textiles. Its designer, Truda Carter,
had lived in South Africa before 1921.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hawkins, Jennifer. The Poole Potteries. London: Barrie & Jenkins Limited, 1980. 89 p.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.326-1976

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Record createdNovember 10, 2008
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