The Lost Piece figure

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Date:1780 - 1800 (c.)

Description:Pearlware figure decorated with coloured glazes and gilding. Height 220mm. 'The Lost Piece' is a New Testament parable in Luke, Chapter 15. The parable tells of a woman who rejoices on finding a lost coin, in the same way that there is rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner.


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1750s
Stoneware plate
Stoneware plate

White salt-glazed stoneware plate, maker unknown. Diameter 255mm. This plate ...

1780s
Roman Charity figure
Roman Charity figure

Earthenware figure group decorated with coloured glazes. Height 195mm.

1810s
Mustard Pot and Cover
Mustard Pot and Cover

Mustard pot and cover, made by Enoch Wood and Sons, Burslem.

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Donor ref:1949.P.180 (159/20687)

Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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