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Flower Vase 1950-118,1
Vase
Flower Vase 1950-118,1

Vase

Dateca. 1790
Artist/Maker Enoch Wood
OriginEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (Pearlware)
DimensionsOH: 8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-118,1
DescriptionOne of a pair of pearlware (china glaze) quintals decorated with high temperature colors. One side features a scene of two nude children playing with a garland of leaves, and the reverse shows two nude children who appear to be wrestling. The scenes are framed by cartouches in high-fired red-orange, pink, and blue. Shell edge decoration on the rim, shoulder, and base is highlighted in red-orange.