Minton Majolica Triton Marine Vase on Turquoise Ground, Dated 1868
Minton Majolica Triton Marine Vase on Turquoise Ground, Dated 1868
Large Minton Majolica 'Marine Flower Vase,' modeled as Triton's Golden Palace at the bottom of the sea, the amphora-shaped vase with green glazed seaweed on a turquoise ground, supported by three young Tritons, on an 8-in pedestal base with relief-molded shells. impressed marks to reverse, 'MINTON;' date cypher for 1868; design number '526' for the entry 'Vase, Marine Plants, Shells Embossed And Three Cherub Support (M)' as recorded in the Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design books) preserved in the Minton Archives and reprinted in J. Jones (pp., 343-377). Originally produced in 1855, this design was created early in Minton production. An example is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (no. 5051855).
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BOOK REFERENCES
Susan Weber, MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 91 (illustrated).
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, "Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey." New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 62 (illustrated).