File:Shape No. 469 Ewer, 1894 (CH 18618579).jpg
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[edit]English: Shape No. 469 Ewer, 1894
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Made by Gorham Manufacturing Company. Made by Rookwood Pottery |
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English: Shape No. 469 Ewer, 1894 |
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English: White clay body, thrown. Pointed-ovoid body with tapering neck, flaring tricornered lip; circular foot. Curved handle attached to body and top of neck. Body decorated on front and back with large yellow and orange roses in various stages of bloom and green leaves. Against a subtly shaded background of gold, green and brown. Allover yellow glaze with fine cracklature. Bottom not glazed. Overlaying the piece is silver open work which is engraved with various flowers, leaves, arabesques and volutes. Covering the base and foot, the overlay extends upward and becomes a large openwork pattern in the area beneath the handle. It continues around the front of the body and becomes a band of openwork that extends diagonally upward to the lip. |
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| Date | 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | glazed thrown earthenware, enamel-painted and fired decoration, pierced and engraved silver overlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x diam.: 54.6 x 21.3 cm (21 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1984-84-9 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Marcia and William Goodman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | On underside: incised artist's monogram: "MAD"; impressed cipher: "RP" with 8 flames, "496 XX/W"; on underside rim, silver mount impressed: "999/1000 FINE GORHAM MFG CO." (Faint double hit causes "999" to appear as "888"). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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