Limoges Enamel-Decorated Porcelain Vase, attributed to Kerr & Binns
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A 'Limoges Enamel'-Decorated porcelain vase, attributed to Kerr & Binns Worcester, circa 1860, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, a bottle-shaped ewer on a low foot with a loop handle modelled as knotted rope, cobalt blue ground with a gilt details, the shoulder decorated all round in white enamel with scrolls of foliage centred on a profile portrait of a man of the Renaissance on a gilt-speckled ground, an enamelled border of imbricated stiff leaves below the rim, unmarked as to manufacture, 21 cm high. Condition: good overall (minor chips to bottom edge)
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- Ewer / Pitcher - A type of jug with a narrow neck bulbous body and wide spout, originally used for carrying and storing liquids such as water or wine. In medieval times they were the source of water to wash ones hands during and after a meal. later the shape was used for vessels in silver, gold, glass and ceramics.
In Victorian times they were made in ceramics and occasionally glass with a matching basin, and sometimes other accessories such as a soap holder or toothbrush holder. Their purpose was to provide facilities for personal washing In the early 19th century were often enclosed in purpose built stands, and later resided on a washstand..
Sometimes the words "ewer" and "pitcher" are used interchangably, but a pitcher is generally considered to be a jug, and would have a wide mouth, and a gently tapering body. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
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