Vase
ca. 1870 (made)
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Earthenware vase with moulded, modelled and applied decoration, painted in colours under a clear yellowish glaze. Bulbous body with a cylindrical neck and flaring at the mouth, around which wind two serpents forming handles. The body is painted brown and the sides are decorated with applied strawberry leaves in green, flowers in blue and reptiles and shells. The inside is painted green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with moulded, modelled and applied decoration, painted with colours under a glaze |
| Brief description | Earthenware withmoulded, modelled and applied decoration, painted in colours under a clear glaze, made by Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha, ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Earthenware vase with moulded, modelled and applied decoration, painted in colours under a clear yellowish glaze. Bulbous body with a cylindrical neck and flaring at the mouth, around which wind two serpents forming handles. The body is painted brown and the sides are decorated with applied strawberry leaves in green, flowers in blue and reptiles and shells. The inside is painted green. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. XXVIII', incised, and Manuel Mafra workshop's crown mark (The crown mark was used from 1870 when Mafra gained royal patronage) |
| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Object history | Exhibited at the London International Exhibition, 1851. Manuel Cipriano Gomes (1831-1905) was born in a village near Mafra. In 1850, he moved to Caldas da Rainha, a spa town in central west Portugal known for ceramic making. He adopted the name Mafra and set up his workshop in 1853, having purchased the existing workshop of Maria dos Cacos, for whom he had at first worked. In about 1870, he gained royal patronage. In 1887, his son Edouardo Augusto joined the business for a time but left for a political career. Mafra died in 1905. The artisanal workshop specialised in zoomorphic vessels and wares inspired by the work of Palissy (France, 16th century). |
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| Other number | HMC.45 - H.M.C. Loan no. |
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| Accession number | C.620-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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