Fish bowl
C. J. Mason and Co.
Category
Ceramics
Date
1840
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
323 mm (H)530 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Fenton
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196361
Summary
Large oriental-style goldfish bowl, circular bulbous body on low foot, everted rim and two large grotesque fish mask handles. Chinoiserie landscape and figure in scroll reserves against green ground of pinks, scroll and fish motifs, repeated in interior.
Makers and roles
C. J. Mason and Co., manufacturer