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A Moorcroft numbered edition 'Spiraxia' plate, designed by Emma Bossons Frsa, c1998, the 780/6 shape plate, tube-line decorated with orange sparaxis genus flowers (endemic to cape Province, South Africa) against a ground of subtle shades of blue, with impressed Moorcroft stamp, numbered 365, painted marks and other ciphers to the underside, in its original box. Height 0.79 in., diameter: 6.30 in.

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  • Tubelined - In tubelined decoration, a thin line of clay is piped on to the surface of the object through a nozzle to define the design outlines, then the glazes are poured into the areas of the object that are created behind the shallow "dams" formed by the tube-lined decoration.

    Tubelined decoration was extensively used by Moorcroft Pottery. It was an expensive decorating technique, owing to the many possibilities of error in manufacture.

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