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Flower Pot

second quarter of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower pot of red earthenware moulded in relief and painted with black and white enamels. In the form of an inverted truncated cone with a flat rim. The decoration consists of a row of conventional flowers reserved on a black ground with white dots, between two bands moulded with bead and trellis-patterns.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware moulded in relief and painted with black and white enamels
Brief description
Flower pot of red earthenware moulded in relief and painted with black and white enamels, Lowesby Pottery, Lowesby, second quarter of 19th century.
Physical description
Flower pot of red earthenware moulded in relief and painted with black and white enamels. In the form of an inverted truncated cone with a flat rim. The decoration consists of a row of conventional flowers reserved on a black ground with white dots, between two bands moulded with bead and trellis-patterns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 18.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LOWESBY'
  • A fleur-de-lys (Impressed, armorial device of the founder of the works, Sir F. G. Fowke, Bart.)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3694-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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