Not currently on display at the V&A

Figure Group

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

A pair of doves in stoneware set upon a light brown oval base, with one bird higher than the other, their beaks tucked in against their breasts, and they are perched on a vine branch with leaves and grapes, and the birds are spray glazed with buff heads, blue wings and white faces and fronts, and the foliage is glazed blue and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and glazed
Brief description
A pair of doves in stoneware on an oval base, with one bird higher than the other, their beaks tucked in against their breasts, and perched on a vine branch, possibly designed by John Adams, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1935.
Physical description
A pair of doves in stoneware set upon a light brown oval base, with one bird higher than the other, their beaks tucked in against their breasts, and they are perched on a vine branch with leaves and grapes, and the birds are spray glazed with buff heads, blue wings and white faces and fronts, and the foliage is glazed blue and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'POOLE / ENGLAND' (Incised)
  • '8 0 8' (Shape number)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hawkins, Jennifer. The Poole Potteries. London: Barrie & Jenkins Limited, 1980. 105 p.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.557-1976

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Record createdNovember 11, 2008
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