Alabaster sample
H.Forman and Son
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
alabaster
Measurements
115 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chellaston
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288067
Summary
A round turned piece of white alabaster veined with brown, shaped as a shallow dish. Inset in the base is a printed paper, 'THE NEW/ALABASTER/MARBLE/The cheapest natural substitute for/decorative marble known./OBTAINABLE FROM/H. FORMAN AND SON,/ALABASTER QUARIES/CHELLASTON,/NR DERBY'
Marks and inscriptions
THE NEW/ALABASTER/MARBLE/The cheapest natural substitute for/decorative marble known./OBTAINABLE FROM/H. FORMAN AND SON,/ALABASTER QUARIES/CHELLASTON,/NR DERBY (printed on insert)
Makers and roles
H.Forman and Son, manufacturer