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Taurus the Bull
Zodiac Bull
Taurus the Bull
Designed by: Arnold Machin (British, 1911–1999)
Made by: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Made by: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
English
about 1943-1945
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Earthenware (creamware), slipcast, glazed, with hand-colored transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions
Length: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lloyd E. Hawes
Accession Number1991.751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCream-colored earthenware (Queen's ware) decorated with twelve ithographed signs of the Zodiac in brown, gray, yellow, and pink, and finished in brown enamel.
Marks
Marks: illegible impressed marks; WEDGWOOD/BARLASTON/ENGLAND printed in green (partly covered with brown enamel on foot).
InscriptionsGold gummed label on underside: BUTEN COLLECTION / Wedgwood 1759-1951 / Free Library Phila. / Exhibited Oct. 1951"
ProvenanceVivian Scheidemantel Hawes (b. 1923 - d. 1999), Wellesley Hills, MA