Royal Worcester Aboriginal Scene Porcelain Vase

• Crazing - A network of fine cracks in the glaze of a ceramic item, caused by uneven shrinking during the firing process.
• 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.
• Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
• Firing Crack - A firing crack is a crack in a porcelain or stoneware item that occurs whilst the item is in the kiln.They are usually caused by faulty design, where one part is thicker than the surrounding area, and being thicker it cools more slowly, setting up a stress with the surrounding area. Firing cracks are not often seen on modern mass produced porcelain, as the damaged items are discarded during prooduction. However they are seen in earlier items and artisan-produced objects.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• Australian Aboriginal themes - ceramics, vases 16
• Flavelle Bros. (Sydney Australia) - ceramics 37
• Johnson, George (England) - Royal Worcester artists 17
• Royal Worcester (England), item types
  • other 3,511
  • vases, other 1,194