'Owl' vase
Factory:
Burmantofts Pottery
Leeds Fireclay Company
Cream earthenware, thrown and tube-lined, painted with coloured glazes.
Ovoid earthenware vase with very narrow base, tight neck and bowl-shaped mouth. Stylised, ‘partie-colour’, tube-lined decoration of four green and brown owls set against a starry sky in shades of turquoise blue. Patterned bands in turquoise, royal blue and brown at base and around shoulder and neck. Interior undecorated and clear glazed. Underside slightly indented and clear glazed, inside narrow foot-rim.
History note: Lent by Rita Smythe
Bequeathed by Ian and Rita Smythe, 2023
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2023) by Smythe, Ian and Rita
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1887
CE
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1904
CE
Decorative faience products was introduced alongside existing brick and pipe products at Burmantofts from c.1879, initially using bright metallic-compound glazes over high fired buff earthenware on architectural wares, jardinières and vases. Later, more ambitious glazes, sgraffito decoration and ornate designs were adopted. V Kremer and B.Sicard, two French ceramicists trained by Palissy revivalists, joined c.1881 and introduced applied decorations and Anglo Persian designs. Many workers came from the Linthorpe Pottery, which closed in 1889, often producing similar styles. The Burmantofts name continued on ornamental wares after merger with the Leeds Fireclay Company in 1889 and the decorated products sold well into the early 1900s, and production of architectural wares continued into the 1950s.
Decoration composed of lead glaze
Accession number: C.51-2023
Primary reference Number: 238729
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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