Earthenware basin with blue transfer-printed scene in interior depicting a group of women with a dog on the shore of a narrow river. Behind them are complexes of classical-style buildings, one with statuary. A wide border pattern of off-set stripes with fleur de lis edging adorns the inner rim and outer body of the basin.
basins (vessels)
earthenware
transfer printing
glazing (coating)
landscapes (representations)
Vessel
Basin
Basin
[British Registry Mark] (Mark indicates a production date of July 20, 1884)
1928.1191b
Unknown
4 3/8 (H), 13 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Blanche A. Russel
1928.1191
July 20, 1844 (Registry mark)
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