Vase

1790-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase or fern pot, earthenware, moulded. decorated in relief with Venus and her dolphin and classical urn set in niches on each face of the pot, surrounded by a scroll decoration in green and ochre. Mounted on block feet set on a square stepped base which is banded in blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, painted in underglaze colours (pratt ware)
Brief description
Vase or fern pot, pratt ware, possibly by E. Bourne, Staffordshire, 1790-1810
Physical description
Vase or fern pot, earthenware, moulded. decorated in relief with Venus and her dolphin and classical urn set in niches on each face of the pot, surrounded by a scroll decoration in green and ochre. Mounted on block feet set on a square stepped base which is banded in blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
taken from Griselda Lewis, 2006
Production
A version of the vase marked E. Bourne exists - see Grislda Lewis, 2006
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006). p.31.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.414-1911

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2009
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