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vase
Object Type
vase
Museum number
1887,0307,R.17
Description
Pair of vases; white stoneware; each with drum-shaped body, slender neck and stem, and spreading rim and feet; shell-shaped handles; masks on sides; applied blue ornament in relief, border of foliage on rim and foot, and two wreaths on shoulder; maker's mark on base.
Producer name
Made by:
G R Booth & Co
Production date
1839
(?)
Production place
Made in:
Hanley
Materials
stoneware
Technique
applied
relief
Dimensions
Diameter:
3 inches
Height:
5 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1903 / Catalogue of the collection of English Pottery in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquites and Ethnography of the British Museum
(R17)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
plant
leaf
shell
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1887,0307,R.17