ENGLISH PORCELAIN MUSTARD POT WITH COVER AND STRAINER LINER - BOTANICAL DESIGN CIRCA 1880-1900A CHARMING LATE VICTORIAN BONE CHINA MUSTARD POT OF CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH APPLIED LOOP HANDLE, FEATURING A FITTED DOMED COVER AND INTEGRAL CERAMIC STRAINER INSERT. THE PIECE IS DECORATED THROUGHOUT WITH A DELICATE HAND-PAINTED BOTANICAL DESIGN COMPRISING DAISY-LIKE FLOWERS WITH DARK CENTRES AND GREEN FOLIAGE ARRANGED IN NATURALISTIC SPRAYS ACROSS THE BODY AND REPEATING AS A CONTINUOUS BORDER AROUND THE COVER RIM.IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN:- FORM: CYLINDRICAL MUSTARD POT WITH GENEROUS LOOP HANDLE AND FITTED DOMED COVER- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED UNDERGLAZE BOTANICAL MOTIFS IN GREEN AND BLACK ON WHITE GROUND- STRAINER: CERAMIC INSERT WITH REGULARLY-SPACED DRAINAGE HOLES FOR MUSTARD SERVICE- PERIOD: LATE VICTORIAN, CIRCA 1880-1900- MAKER: UNMARKED TO BASE; CONSISTENT WITH ENGLISH BONE CHINA PRODUCTION OF THE PERIODDIMENSIONS:- HEIGHT (TO COVER RIM): 10 CM- DIAMETER (BODY): 8 CM- CAPACITY: APPROXIMATELY 150-180 MLCONDITION: THE PIECE IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION SHOWS MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND AGE, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF COLOUR. THE COVER FITS SECURELY AND THE STRAINER INSERT IS COMPLETE WITH ALL DRAINAGE HOLES INTACT AND UNOBSTRUCTED. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE GLAZE SHOWS NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE MARKS FROM AGE AND HANDLING. THE INTERIOR BASE SHOWS TYPICAL KILN MARKS FROM FIRING.FUNCTIONAL COMPLETENESS: ALL THREE COMPONENTS PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL: BODY, COVER, AND STRAINER INSERT. THE PIECE REMAINS SUITABLE FOR ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF SERVING MUSTARD AT TABLE.NOTES: THIS FORM OF MUSTARD POT WITH INTEGRAL STRAINER WAS A STANDARD COMPONENT OF VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN TABLE SERVICES. THE BOTANICAL DECORATION IS CHARACTERISTIC OF ENGLISH CERAMIC DESIGN OF THE 1880S-1900S PERIOD. THE ABSENCE OF A MAKER'S MARK IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR PIECES OF THIS TYPE AND PERIOD, THOUGH THE QUALITY OF THE HAND-PAINTING AND BONE CHINA BODY SUGGEST A REPUTABLE ENGLISH MANUFACTURER.Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 12cm, Depth: 10cmCondition: Good - Refer To Images997489+238
Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia
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