- Object name(s):
- Vase
- Brief description:
- Vase of earthenware and gilded. Of geometric form with two lines of horizontal moulding near the foot from which it flares to a moulded band. Tapers inwards towards a band at the neck from which rise a long cylindrical collar with horizontal lugs. Lugs and body of the vase are decorated with gilt bands and long leaf shapes. Interior glazed.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Ceramics
- Associated concept:
- Art Pottery
- Associated concept:
- Earthenware
- Associated concept:
- Scotland
- Content - concept:
- leaves
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2010CT5610/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 25
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 14.1
- Inscription content:
- 'Watcombe Torquay'
- Inscription interpretation:
- Impressed
- Material:
- earthenware
- Object name:
- Vase
- Object number:
- C.62-1980
- Object production date:
- ca. 1871-1875
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1866-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1875-12-31
- Object production organisation:
- Watcombe Pottery Co.
- Organisation's association:
- maker
- Object production person:
- Dresser, Christopher
- Person's association:
- designer
- Person's biographical note:
- possibly
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Vase of earthenware and gilded. Of geometric form with two lines of horizontal moulding near the foot from which it flares to a moulded band. Tapers inwards towards a band at the neck from which rise a long cylindrical collar with horizontal lugs. Lugs and body of the vase are decorated with gilt bands and long leaf shapes. Interior glazed.
- Reproduction number:
- 2010CT5610
- Responsible department/section:
- CER
- Technique:
- moulded
- Technique:
- gilded
- Technique:
- glazed
- Technique:
- Glazed earthenware, moulded and gilded
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- Jug Designed by Christopher Dresser, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England C.62-1980
- Text date:
- 23/05/2008
- Text reason:
- Gallery label text
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Christopher Dresser : ein viktorianischer Designer, 1834-1904, Köln : Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Köln, 1981
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- 208
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/773596fc-c0d6-34fc-852a-efd0393d027e
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/773596fc-c0d6-34fc-852a-efd0393d027e, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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