Ewer with butterfly
CultureEnglish
Date1885
MediumEarthenware, slip
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20 x 11 x 9 cm)
MarkingsCrudely incised on the bottom "Watcombe" and "885"
DescriptionHand-raised red earthenware body covered in cream slip. Painted in green and brown slip with large blades of grass with a butterfly in two tones of brown having yellow and blue details. Blue and brown bands to base and rim.
A cylindrical ewer, painted in coloured slips with butterfly and grasses. English, Watcombe Pottery Company, operating 1867-1901. Incised numerical coding on the bottom suggests a date of 1885.
A cylindrical ewer, painted in coloured slips with butterfly and grasses. English, Watcombe Pottery Company, operating 1867-1901. Incised numerical coding on the bottom suggests a date of 1885.
Credit LineCollection of Barbara and Peter Sutton-Smith
Object numberG11.8.9
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English EarthenwareStatus
Not on view
Object number: G11.8.8
Artist / Maker: Royal Aller Vale and Watcombe Pottery Co.
1901-1920
Object number: G11.8.11
Artist / Maker: Royal Aller Vale and Watcombe Pottery Co.
1901-1920
Object number: G11.8.13
Artist / Maker: Richard Milette
1988
Object number: G99.6.53
