Vase

ca. 1924-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase decorated in a variation of the 'Goblins' pattern, featuring a number of reddish-brown, blue-winged goblins. The goblins are cavorting on top of grassy rocks above a body of water and underneath a canopy of lush foliage. The scene is set against a yellow background, above which is a starry blue-green sky.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, printed in brown, painted in underglaze colours, mother-of-pearl lustre and overglaze colours with gold print and edge.
Brief description
Vase, Fairyland lustre, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, made by Wedgwood and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, England, ca. 1924-29
Physical description
Vase decorated in a variation of the 'Goblins' pattern, featuring a number of reddish-brown, blue-winged goblins. The goblins are cavorting on top of grassy rocks above a body of water and underneath a canopy of lush foliage. The scene is set against a yellow background, above which is a starry blue-green sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.6cm (Note: Taken from Fontaines, U., Lambourne, L., & Eatwell, A. (Ed.) Miss Jones and her Fairyland: Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: the Work of Daisy Makeig-Jones. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 )
Marks and inscriptions
Mark 2
Credit line
Given by Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein
Bibliographic references
  • Fontaines, U., Lambourne, L., & Eatwell, A. (Ed.) Miss Jones and her Fairyland: Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: the Work of Daisy Makeig-Jones. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 p. 46
  • Fontaines, U. Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre. Born-Hawes: New York, 1975 pp. 192, 93
Collection
Accession number
C.96-1988

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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