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Vase and cover (© Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery)
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© Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

Vase and cover

Artist: Glasgow Delftfield Pottery

Location: Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

Date: 1755 - 1760

Materials: tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions: 16 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £3,375 (Total: £13,500)

Vendor: Jonathan Horne Ltd

Review number: 3662 (1992)

Provenance:
Private collection; Christie's 1991.

Description:
A polychrome baluster vase decorated with large red and mauve flowers above contorted rocks in a pool of water, and clumps of leaves in the foreground. The Delftfield Pottery was founded in 1748 with workmen from Lambeth and Liverpool.

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