Bowl
William Frend De Morgan (London 1839 - London 1917)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Lustreware
Measurements
255 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Fulham
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1287680
Summary
William de Morgan red lustre bowl painted in ruby and salmon pink on exterior with comical birds including ostrich and dodo amongst leafy branches. Fulham period. Circa 1890.
Provenance
Bought at Sotheby's Belgravia by Michael Trinick on behalf of The National Trust on 19 March 1981. Initially kept at Lanhydrock House and transferred to Wightwick Manor on 16th January 1998.
Makers and roles
William Frend De Morgan (London 1839 - London 1917), maker