JAR

Creator(s): Barbara Moray (Artist)

On view in: Second Floor Library

About this object

The jar is in the style of a posset pot. It has a cover that is decorated with four vertical strips that curve upwards and converge in the center. In the center is a post which is topped by a cross. The body of the jar has two handles, each of which has a bird perched on top of it. The base is round and the body is fat. It is decorated in blue, red, and yellow in many designs.

Object name:

JAR

Made from:

Faience

Made in:

England

Date made:

1953

Size:

40.6 cm (16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

27.12.1-2

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION; MARK; MONOGRAM; COA on the body: Marjorie Merriweather Post 1953 from Rhoda in memory of Oswald Birley; on bottom: Barbara Moray 1953 HH; on cover: ER; on front: Post coat of arms with motto "IN ME MEA SPES OMNIS"

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973