Not currently on display at the V&A

Basket

late 18th century or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket of cream-coloured earthenware, painted in green and brown. Oval with a partition across the middle and a transverse arched handle; painted with a conventional border round the inside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in enamels
Brief description
Basket, earthenware painted in enamels, Shorthose factory, Hanley, Staffordshire, late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Basket of cream-coloured earthenware, painted in green and brown. Oval with a partition across the middle and a transverse arched handle; painted with a conventional border round the inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Length: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SHORTHOSE & CO.' (Impressed)
  • '6' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
2540-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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