Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Watering Can, 1897. Porcelain, 6 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (15.6 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.288. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.288.jpg)
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Watering Can, 1897. Porcelain, 6 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (15.6 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.288. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.288_bottom.jpg)
Watering Can
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1897
DIMENSIONS
6 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (15.6 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On underside, stamped in green: [Company Logo]/'w' and [Registration number in rectangle] ' Rd 30560'/ '1101' and applied small white paper label with in blue ink: '4503'.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.288
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Watering can squat, molded flower petal shaped in cream glaze. Squat cream glazed main body, lightly molded as a flower petals, with 3/4 open top with wavy rim and a thin gold band around outer edge of rim, short neck with raised diaper pattern painted in gold and copper above main body. At one side a long trumpet shaped spout with decorative gold and copper dot bands at mid point and at join to main body, end of spout with regularly spaced pierced holes, painted in gold; opposite a curved, ridged gold colored handle with ram's head at one end where handle joins main body. The gold and copper colored paint decoration applied irregularly and overrun visible on one side.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Watering Can, 1897. Porcelain, 6 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (15.6 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.288. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.288.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.1999.152.288.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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