Poseidon vase
Ref: SC5
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Painter / Manufacturer
Painted by Gordon Forsyth (born 1879)
Manufactured by the Pilkington Tile & Pottery Company (founded 1891)
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Detail
Lustre-decorated porcelain
Height: 25 cm
English (Manchester), 1906
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Marked
Mark for Gordon Forsyth, Pilkington trade mark, Roman numeral date mark for 1906 and ‘2093’ – all under base (see right). Inscribed beneath the neck ‘POSEIDON’
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Provenance
Richard Dennis, 1980; Sir James Stirling (1926-92), and by descent
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Exhibited
National Trust for Scotland, 2000-15, first at Charlotte Square, Edinburgh and then at the House of Dun, Montrose
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Collection
Private collection