Lancastrian Vase
Date1912
Artist
Gordon Mitchell Forsyth
(British painter, ceramicist, and designer, 1879–1952)
Manufacturer
Pilkington Tile and Pottery Co.
(English art pottery manufacturer, 1893–1957)
MediumLuster-painted glazed ceramic
Dimensions6 3/8 × 3 3/4 in. (16.2 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1982
Object number1982-69
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On viewCollections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextThis diminutive vase highlights the eclectic nature of design sources during the Aesthetic Period. The imagery is
drawn from heraldry, specifically the “lion passant” – a lion
parading in profile. Gordon Forsyth repeated this theme in
many of his designs for the Pilkington Tile and Pottery
Company. Although a commercial enterprise, Pilkington did
hire individual artists like Forsyth and include their
“marks” or signatures on the bottom of each pot.
