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

The Dragon Vase

Vase
ca. 1895 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, long neck, globular body, pale brown glaze. Heavily modelled surface and with applied dragon. Earthenware, probably slip cast, hand-modelled, glazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Dragon Vase (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, probably slip cast, hand-modelled, glazed
Brief description
Vase, earthenware, made by Bretby Art Pottery, possibly designed by Henry Tooth, Woodville, Derbyshire, about 1895
Physical description
Vase, long neck, globular body, pale brown glaze. Heavily modelled surface and with applied dragon. Earthenware, probably slip cast, hand-modelled, glazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.5cm
  • Width: 23cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Bretby' rising sun symbol '383 England' (Maker's identification; impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr D. A. Robertson
Collection
Accession number
C.13-2002

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Record createdAugust 16, 2002
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