Vase

1874 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Object Type
Doulton's commercial production was of salt-glazed utilitarian wares, which were strong and waterproof. Their art ware production, begun in the early 1860s, capitalised on this technical expertise. The artwares, such as this vase, were made on the back of the utilitarian ware using the same material but more decoratively. Doulton was among the first to rediscover the qualities which made stoneware appropriate for art wares. Although perfectly functional as a water-container, stoneware's strength and ability to retain a crisp decorative outline recommended it to collectors in Britain and abroad.

People
Hannah Barlow was one of a family of decorators. She studied at Lambeth School of Art and joined Doulton's art studio nearby in 1871, her brother Arthur and sisters Florence and Lucy joining her thereafter. She was the first female artist to work there. She specialised in incised decoration of countryside subjects of farmhands, and animals in a fresh and natural manner, almost as though she was using the clay as a sketchbook.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, slip, incised and painted
Brief description
Salt-glazed brown stoneware vase covered in a white slip, engraved by Hannah Barlow, by Doultons of Lambeth, dated 1874.
Physical description
Vase of salt-glazed brown stoneware covered in a white slip, with incised decoration. Painted blue, brown and white. Truncated conical body decorated with a group of sheep. The lower part and shoulder are rounded, and together with the expanding mouth, are decorated with bands of leaf ornament in blue and brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DOULTON LAMBETH 1874' (Impressed within an oval medallion)
  • 'HBB' (In monogram, incised)
  • '9' (Impressed)
  • '204' (Incised)
  • '13' (Incised)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Doulton Lambeth Ware'
Decoration designed by Hannah Barlow, Doulton Ware assistant decorator Nellie Garbett, Doulton Ware assistant decorator Kate Castle, made by Doulton & Co., Lambeth Art Pottery, London, England, 1874
Marks: 'Doulton 1874 Lambeth (?) 0', impressed, 'HB', in monogram, and '204 C (?)13', incised
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration

3786-1901
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Summary
Object Type
Doulton's commercial production was of salt-glazed utilitarian wares, which were strong and waterproof. Their art ware production, begun in the early 1860s, capitalised on this technical expertise. The artwares, such as this vase, were made on the back of the utilitarian ware using the same material but more decoratively. Doulton was among the first to rediscover the qualities which made stoneware appropriate for art wares. Although perfectly functional as a water-container, stoneware's strength and ability to retain a crisp decorative outline recommended it to collectors in Britain and abroad.

People
Hannah Barlow was one of a family of decorators. She studied at Lambeth School of Art and joined Doulton's art studio nearby in 1871, her brother Arthur and sisters Florence and Lucy joining her thereafter. She was the first female artist to work there. She specialised in incised decoration of countryside subjects of farmhands, and animals in a fresh and natural manner, almost as though she was using the clay as a sketchbook.
Bibliographic reference
Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X
Collection
Accession number
3786-1901

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Record createdNovember 19, 2002
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