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

Ship

ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ship model of the 'Harry Page' in tin-glazed earthenware, moulded as a galleon with spread sails, and made of red clay with white slip and blue, grey-green and yellow glazes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, slip and tin-glazed
Brief description
Ship model of the 'Harry Page' in tin-glazed earthenware, moulded as a galleon with spread sails, designed by Harold Stabler, made at Poole Pottery, Poole, ca. 1925.
Physical description
Ship model of the 'Harry Page' in tin-glazed earthenware, moulded as a galleon with spread sails, and made of red clay with white slip and blue, grey-green and yellow glazes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.3cm
  • Width: 70cm
  • Width: 41.4cm
  • Depth: 9cm
  • Height: 52cm
Marks and inscriptions
'The Harry Page' (Named on the bow)
Object history
The model was used as the heading for the 'della Robbia' sign outside the Poole Pottery. Formerly in the collection of Sir Edward and Lady Maufe at Shepherds Hill, Buxted.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Poole potteries : February to April 1978, London, HMSO, 1978
Collection
Accession number
C.121-1977

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Record createdNovember 12, 2008
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