Artist: Unknown, potter; Date(s): circa 1870 - 1900; Classification(s): earthenware, vase, throwing, earthenware vase, body covered in a cream slip and decorated with a central border in iron-brown of three cross-hatch panels and three circles containing scrolls between iron-brown lines and a single blue line with a double blue line border above and below under a greyish glaze; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991. [C.743-1991]
Description: Vase. Earthenware, covered in a cream slip, and decorated in iron-brown and cream crackle glaze. The ovoid body has sloping shoulders, a narrow neck and widely flaring mouth. The body tapers to the flat, unglazed foot and a flat, recessed base with cream crackle glaze around the inner foot and a splash in the centre of the base. The body is covered in a cream slip and decorated with a central border in iron-brown of three cross-hatch panels and three circles containing scrolls. The border is between iron-brown lines and a single blue line with a double blue line border above and below, under a greyish glaze. The lower half of the body has a mottled cream/grey tint and pitting.
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