Plant pot
Plant pot, greyish hybrid-paste porcelain, of flared conical form with a moulded lip and applied ring handles; a hole in the base; fitting on to a seperate turned stand with a spreading foot; painted with a continous frieze of classical figures in a landscape, comprising harvesters and two scenes of sacrifice, one of two maidens and a child offering ewers to a statue of Ceres, the other of three maidens and a child bringing corn and fruit to a brown robed priestess at a flaming alter; all set between borders reserved with wave scrolls and foliage sprays in gilding. The stand similarly gilded. Typical Coalport pin-pricks to the body and the base spotted with traces of underglaze blue
We have a duty of care to all our audiences. This website draws on legacy collections data. We recognise that some of this information may be outdated or discriminatory and we're currently working to review our records. If you have any questions or comments on an artwork, please contact us.
Copyright statement provided by Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Details
Collection
Item Number
Historical Associations
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Measurements
Techniques
Material
Location
Collections Online is updated regularly, but please confirm that an object remains on display before making a special visit.
Tags
Share
More like this