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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cloisonne ware

Vase
ca. 1884 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ovoid vase of glazed earthenware, probably with slip cast, and painted with a bird and apple blossom on a yellow ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCloisonne ware (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, probably slip cast, glazed and hand-painted
Brief description
'Cloisonne ware' vase of glazed earthenware painted with a bird and apple blossom on a yellow ground, made by Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, about 1884
Physical description
Ovoid vase of glazed earthenware, probably with slip cast, and painted with a bird and apple blossom on a yellow ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.2cm
  • Diameter: 11.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AD' [incorporated into the decoration] (Painted decorator's mark)
  • 'Bretby' [rising sun symbol] and '68E Made in England' (Maker's identification, impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr D.A. Robertson
Production
Object was decorated by 'AD', an unidentified artist.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.12-2002

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Record createdAugust 16, 2002
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