Object number
66/201/1-2
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Description
A ceramic vase with lid, used for storing cream in a shop. Possibly made by Minton. Purchased from a farmer in Bideford, Devon.
A ceramic vase with lid, used for storing cream in a shop. The vase stands on a pedestal base and has two decorative handles on either side; the lid has a raised central portion with holes for ventilation. The vase and lid are glazed white with blue edgings and decoration on the handles. It is believed to have been manufactured by Minton as a copy or modification of the same type of vase made by Josiah Wedgwood. The donor purchased the vase from a farmer in Bideford, Devon, where it had been in use for a 30?50 years.
Physical description
1 cream vase and lid: white glazed earthenware; fair condition - cracked and repaired
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Id. No: 66/201/1–2 // Object name: CREAM VASE & LID // … // Description: A large pottery vase with a pedestal base and two decorative handles on each side. The lid has a raised central portion with a hole 7.0 cm in diameter for ventilation. The vase is glazed white with blue edgings and decoration on the handles. // Use: For storing cream in a shop. // History: This vase is very similar to those manufactured by Jo. Wedgewood. May have been a later copy or modification by Minton.’
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7742.tif - High resolution image
