Ornament
1930 - 1985 (made)
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Tortoise planter containing flower ornaments, bone china, glazed and moulded planter with four layers of shell peripherals, tortoise head exposed and feet retracted within shell, centre decorated with four hand-made flowers, hand-painted pink and yellow with stems, six moulded green leaves alongside flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded and hand-made bone china |
| Brief description | Ornament, bone china, Crown Staffordshire China Co. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1930 - 1985 |
| Physical description | Tortoise planter containing flower ornaments, bone china, glazed and moulded planter with four layers of shell peripherals, tortoise head exposed and feet retracted within shell, centre decorated with four hand-made flowers, hand-painted pink and yellow with stems, six moulded green leaves alongside flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | FINE BONE CHINA' / 'CROWN' / (Logo) / 'EST. 1801' / 'ENGLAND' / 'STAFFORDSHIRE' / 'HANDCRAFTED' (printed on base) / '173' (impressed on base) |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
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| Accession number | WE.9067-2014 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2023 |
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