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Glengariffe Cove, County Cork & Herons in Reedbed (© Ulster Museum)
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Glengariffe Cove, County Cork & Herons in Reedbed (© Ulster Museum)

Glengariffe Cove, County Cork & Herons in Reedbed

Artist: Belleek Pottery (1863-1890)

Location: Ulster Museum

Date: 1863-1890

Materials: earthenware

Dimensions: diameter: 1) 40cm; 2) 41cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £9,000 (Total: £14,000)

Vendor: Margaret King

Review number: 5673 (2005)

Provenance:
Commissioned by manager of Belleek for Isabella Hamilton for her wedding; Henrietta Miller; Margaret King.

Description:
Both hand painted large wall plaques date from the first period of manufacture at the Belleek pottery, County Fermanagh. The landscape plaque was probably painted by the most famous Belleek painter, Eugene Sheerin, and the scene was no doubt chosen as Isabella Hamilton was going to live in County Cork after her marriage.

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