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Taurus the Bull
Wedgwood, Josiah, and Sons Ltd (1795 to present)
Figure of a bull, creamware body with yellowish glaze, modelled in a stylised manner and standing on four squat legs, with raised tail and lowered head; the body of the figure is covered transfer-printed decoration in the 'Zodiac' pattern, comprising lithograph prints of zodiac signs and symbols in pink, yellow, dark brown, and grey, and painted in dark brown enamel, the details of the bull's head and tail painted in dark brown enamel. In a glazed wood display case.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39756
Creation/Production
Wedgwood, Josiah, and Sons Ltd
Machin, Arnold
Date: 1946-1949 –
Acquisition
Transfer, 21/7/2023
Measurements
Length
(cm): 40.5
Length
(in): 16
Height
(cm): 16.8
Height
(in): 6
Width
(cm): 10.5
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
enamels
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
creamware
Location
In store
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