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Urn

Garden Urn
ca. 1800 (carved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This carved stone vase is typical of the kind of garden ornament available in the early 19th century. This example was previously in a Surrey garden - The Firs, London Road, Guildford. It is made by an unknown artist in ca. 1800.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUrn (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Stone
Brief description
Garden urn, stone, unknown artist, England, ca. 1800
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
Credit line
Given by Miss G. M. Butler, on behalf of the family of the late T. M. and Mrs Butler
Object history
Given by Miss G.M. Butler, Burlingham, Waterden Road, Guildford on behalf of the family of the late T.M. and Mrs Butler of the Firs, London Road, Guildford in 1921, together with cat. no. 694
Summary
This carved stone vase is typical of the kind of garden ornament available in the early 19th century. This example was previously in a Surrey garden - The Firs, London Road, Guildford. It is made by an unknown artist in ca. 1800.
Bibliographic reference
Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, pp. 439-440, cat. no. 715
Collection
Accession number
A.85-1921

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2003
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