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Pilkingtons Lancastrian Vase

DesignerDesigned by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth (Fraserburgh, Scotland, 1879 - 1952)

ManufacturerManufactured by Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Company (Salford, England, 1891 - 2010)

Date1910

Object NameVase

Mediumearthenware

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall: Height: 20.5 cm, Diameter: 8.5 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1992 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 12

Object numberABDMS015645

Keywords

Art Pottery

About MePilkington's began manufacturing tiles in 1893 at Clifton, Manchester, under the guidance of William Burton, a young chemist who had previously worked for Josiah Wedgwood. They began to produce a range of decorative pottery around 1903 using the new glazes which had been developed for tile production. This range was called Lancastrian Pottery. Opalescent and then lustre glazes were developed, and a new team of designers, including Gordon Forsyth, was engaged. Many of the designs were influenced by art of the past and Forsyth produced many heraldic designs, some with calligraphic inscriptions. Forsyth later became Superintendent of Art Education in Stoke-on-Trent, thus influencing a generation of young designers and potters in the 1920s.

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The designer of this vase was known for using heraldic imagery. Here he’s used the ‘lion passant’, identified by the raised forepaw and walking stance.

Exhibitions

Gallery 12 - Art Deco