Vase

This vase was made in the 1920s by the Britannia Pottery Company Ltd in Glasgow. It is of a material known as lustreware - highly glazed earthenware decorated by the application of metallic oxides to the glaze.

The long-necked vase has been finished with hand-painted stylized leaves and butterflies.

The Britannia Pottery Company Ltd bought over the business of Arnold J Fleming's Brittannia Pottery in 1920.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-622-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.915
Date:	1920s
Material:	Ceramic, lustreware. Inscription: Marks: B.P. Co. Ltd. / [circular mark depicting Britannia] / MADE IN SCOTLAND / HAND PAINTED; 1087; 1037/1234E
Dimensions:	155 mm H x 90 mm rim D
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Who:	Britannia Pottery Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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Description:	Long-necked lustreware vase decorated with hand-painted leaves and butterflies, made by Britannia Pottery Company, Glasgow, 1920s
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