Pottery: Unidentified Westerwald pottery
Grey stoneware, thrown, incised, painted in cobalt-blue and salt-glazed
Grey stoneware, thrown, incised, painted in cobalt-blue, and salt-glazed. Barrel-shaped with an everted rim and two small handles below the rim. On one side there is a roundel containing a floral spray, and on the other side, another containing a flower head. The roundels are framed by a circle and 'tufts' and a circle of chain or interlace. These are flanked by ferns and stylized plants, all reseved in a blue ground. At the bottom there is a scalloped line and a row of points.
History note: William Morris (1834-96); his daughter, May Morris (1862-1938)
Given by Miss May Morris
Height: 48 cm
Width: 31 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Morris, May
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Probably made in the Höhr-Grenzhausen region near Nassau.
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Surface
composed of
salt-glaze
Body
Accession number: C.42-1920
Primary reference Number: 167377
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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