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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 stoneware, of ovoid shape, no. 946, with visible turning lines, and covered with a green and yellow mottled glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSylvan Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and glazed
Brief description
Vase of glazed stoneware, of ovoid shape with visible turning lines, designed by John Adams, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Vase of stoneware, of ovoid shape, no. 946, with visible turning lines, and covered with a green and yellow mottled glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39cm
  • Diameter: 29cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'POOLE, ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '9 4 6' (Shape number, incised)
  • '/M22' (Glaze code, painted)
  • 'SYLVAN / WARE' (Printed)
Bibliographic reference
The Poole potteries : February to April 1978, London, HMSO, 1978
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.379-1976

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Record createdNovember 10, 2008
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