Not on display

Ewer

1836-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer of whitish earthenware, covered with a red slip and decorated with a female figure transfer-printed in black outline and with conventional ornament reserved on a ground painted black; details of the design are painted in white slip. Made in imitation of an ancient Greek oenochoe. On the front is a seated female figure in classical costume holding a mirror and a short staff; the remaining surface of the body is decorated with a palmette and scrolled devices left in reserve, and the neck is painted with white stripes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted over the slip
Brief description
Ewer of earthenware, transfer-printed and painted over a red slip, made by Pountney & Goldney, Bristol, 1836-50
Physical description
Ewer of whitish earthenware, covered with a red slip and decorated with a female figure transfer-printed in black outline and with conventional ornament reserved on a ground painted black; details of the design are painted in white slip. Made in imitation of an ancient Greek oenochoe. On the front is a seated female figure in classical costume holding a mirror and a short staff; the remaining surface of the body is decorated with a palmette and scrolled devices left in reserve, and the neck is painted with white stripes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2644-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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