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Mermaids or Divers vase (© Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery)
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© Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

Mermaids or Divers vase

Artist: designed by Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)

Location: Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

Date: 1880

Materials: pottery decorated with lustre

Dimensions: 23 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £300 (Total: £1,200)

Vendor: Richard Dennis

Review number: 3208 (1986)

Description:
'Mermaids' or 'Divers' vase of compressed globular form, the neck rising to a cup-shaped rim, painted in ruby lustre with a wrythen pattern of mermaids and seawood scrolls. Designed by Walter Crane for Maw and Co.

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