Master Mold for a Spout
Date1748 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Ralph Wood
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumSatl-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOL: 5 3/4"; OD: 1 1/8" (large end)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-52
DescriptionMaster mold: white salt-glazed stoneware master mold for an 8-sided faceted S-shaped spout. Incised "RW / 1748" on the large end.Inscription(s)Incised "RW / 1748" on the large end.ProvenanceWith Tilley & Co., 2 Symons St., London, England (1967) who acquired it from Newbon.Purchased by Newbon from Sotheby's, London, England, "Catalogue of English Pottery" sale, January 10, 1967, Lot 88 (part 2)
Ex collection: Charles F. C. Luxmoore (one of three similar spouts, all marked, in Luxmoore's collection.
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1729 (dated)