Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Vases with Sgraffito Landscape Decoration
Pair of Doulton Lambeth stoneware vases, by Hannah Barlow and Frances E. Lee, c. 1891-94, of baluster form with flared bases and elongated necks, each decorated with a unique sgraffito central band of young girls amongst sheep in a landscape, artists' signatures incised to bases, factory rosette mark stamped to bases (2), height 32.5. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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- Rosette - A stylised circular-shaped disk with turned or carved decoration decoration applied to a surface, or carved into the surface, especially used in ceramics, jewellery, furniture, sculpture and textiles. Also known as a boss or a paterae or patera.
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Sgraffito - In ceramics, sgraffito is a scratched or incised decoration through the slip, applied to the body of the object before glazing, to reveal the colour of the body underneath.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Barlow, Hannah (England) - Royal Doulton, designers 62
- Royal Doulton (England), item types
- Royal Doulton (England), special wares - vases, stoneware 209
