Maker: Linthorpe Art Pottery
Period: Late Victorian
Modelled on Chinese and Japanese classical forms, this small bottle vase almost certainly was designed by Christopher Dresser. It was made at the Linthorpe Art Pottery in Middlesbrough in about 1881. Dresser co-founded the pottery in 1879 and was its art director until 1882.
The glaze has coagulated on the base during firing and has then been ground down. This is quite common with Linthorpe pottery. It is just possible to discern impressions of the shape number, 1314, and part of the Linthorpe mark. Sections of unglazed fired clay are ‘pad’ marks from where the vase was supported on a tripod during firing.
Condition Excellent. A few glaze imperfections are from manufacture.
Height: 15.7 cm
Net weight: 266 g
Medium: Earthenware
Origin: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
For background on the factory, see Linthorpe Art Pottery in Makers & Artists
