Flower Vase
Date1772 - 1795
Maker
Ralph Wood
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOW: 6 3/8"
OH : 7 7/8"
OD: 3 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-366
DescriptionMolded flower vase with two dolphins or scaled sea creatures spewing water from their mouths at the base. The dolphins' bodies intertwine with scrolling leaves and vines, and their tails rise up on each side of the open flower vessel. The dolphins and scrolls decorated in green, brown, and pale yellow.MarkingsImpressed mark under base reads: Ra WOOD / Burslem
ProvenanceDelomoshe and Son Ltd, 4 Campden Hill Road, Kensington High Street, London, W.8
1815-1820
1815-1820
1815-1820
1815-1820
1702-1703
1816-1817
ca. 1740
ca. 1820
1815-1820
1810-1820
1648 (dated)
ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement