Artist: Wedgwood, factory; Date(s): circa 1815 - 1825; Classification(s): lead-glazed earthenware, fruit basket, moulded and pierced, Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded and pierced, with very slightly blue-tinged glaze; Acquisition: bequeathed by Glaisher, J.W.L., Dr, 1928 [C.741 & A-1928]
Description: Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded and pierced, with very slightly blue-tinged glaze. The circular stand has a narrow sloping rim pierced with oblong holes; the curved sides are decorated in low relief with leaves in gothic arches radiating from a rib encircling the emplacement for the bowl. The circular bowl has deep sides flaring outwards towards the rim which is pierced to match the stand. The exterior is decorated with two bands of leaves in gothic arches, that below the rim incorporating a four-petalled flower head above the arch. The top of the foot is decorated with a border of interlaced arcading and leaves.
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