Date:1780 - 1800 (c.)
Description:Earthenware under-glaze painted figure , height 230mm . Elijah was a Jewish prophet who was fed in the desert by ravens who brought him food. His story is told in the Old Testament Book of Kings. The figure was excavated at Burslem Town Hall in 1938.
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White salt-glazed stoneware. Height of block mould 50mm These moulds are hexagonal ...
Pearlware over-glaze painted figure, height 580mm . Priapus, the son of Dionysus ...
Pearlware dark blue printed plate with transfer printed illustrartion of the State ...
Earthenware jugs and mug. Height of mug 80mm. Cat's eye decoration was achieved ...
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Donor ref:1938.P.76 (159/20619)
Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
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