Poplar Trees' & 'Woodland Elves V' Fairyland Lustre
Bowl
ca. 1915 (made)
ca. 1915 (made)
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Chalice bowl, decorated with brown transfer print, underglaze hand-painted colours, lustre glaze and gilt; exterior depicting a Italianate garden with cypresses, statues, foundations, streams and archways and a viaduct, ground and sky are black with gold swirls and cobbles; interior depicting a blue, green and gold landscape of trees, elves, insects, birds, steams and bridges, centre with circular depiction of a female figure looking into a mirror; foot with black background and gold cobbled decoration.
Object details
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| Title | Poplar Trees' & 'Woodland Elves V' Fairyland Lustre |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china with transfer-printing, hand-painting, lustre glaze and gilding |
| Brief description | Bowl, 'Poplar Trees & Woodland Elves V', bone china with print, hand-painted and lustre glaze decoration, Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1915 |
| Physical description | Chalice bowl, decorated with brown transfer print, underglaze hand-painted colours, lustre glaze and gilt; exterior depicting a Italianate garden with cypresses, statues, foundations, streams and archways and a viaduct, ground and sky are black with gold swirls and cobbles; interior depicting a blue, green and gold landscape of trees, elves, insects, birds, steams and bridges, centre with circular depiction of a female figure looking into a mirror; foot with black background and gold cobbled decoration. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Portland Vase Motif) / (Three Stars) / 'WEDGWOOD' / (Star) / 'ENGLAND' (printed on base), 'Z4968' (marked on base in blue) |
| 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. |
| Object history | Donated by Sylvia Kriteman, 7 Avenue Lodge, Avenue Road, London in 2001 or 2002. |
| Other number | 9733 - Wedgwood Museum Accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.9704-2014 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2023 |
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