Minton Majolica Hanging Planter Basket, Bird's Nest, Dated 1872
Minton Majolica Hanging Planter/Basket, the planter molded as a birds nest with red glazed cherries and green leaves, the interior glazed in turquoise, the woven bail handle glazed in yellow, with leaves, tendrils, and vines, surmounted by a looped vine for hanging, impressed marks to base,
'MINTON,' Minton date cypher for 1872, and design number '941' which corresponds to the entry, 'BASKET, SUSPENSION, BIRDS NEST (M),
H 6 1/2 D 6 1/2' in the Minton Majolica Shape Books preserved in the Minton Archives and printed in Jones (p. 349).
Joan Jones, "MINTON: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production." Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, Appendix E, p. 349. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377.
Dimensions: Height: 16.5 in. (41.91 cm)Width: 8 in. (20.32 cm)Depth: 6.5 in. (16.51 cm)
Minton Majolica Hanging Planter/Basket, the planter molded as a birds nest with red glazed cherries and green leaves, the interior glazed in turquoise, the woven bail handle glazed in yellow, with leaves, tendrils, and vines, surmounted by a looped vine for hanging, impressed marks to base,
'MINTON,' Minton date cypher for 1872, and design number '941' which corresponds to the entry, 'BASKET, SUSPENSION, BIRDS NEST (M),
H 6 1/2 D 6 1/2' in the Minton Majolica Shape Books preserved in the Minton Archives and printed in Jones (p. 349).
Joan Jones, "MINTON: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production." Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, Appendix E, p. 349. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377.
Dimensions: Height: 16.5 in. (41.91 cm)Width: 8 in. (20.32 cm)Depth: 6.5 in. (16.51 cm)
Minton Majolica Hanging Planter/Basket, the planter molded as a birds nest with red glazed cherries and green leaves, the interior glazed in turquoise, the woven bail handle glazed in yellow, with leaves, tendrils, and vines, surmounted by a looped vine for hanging, impressed marks to base,
'MINTON,' Minton date cypher for 1872, and design number '941' which corresponds to the entry, 'BASKET, SUSPENSION, BIRDS NEST (M),
H 6 1/2 D 6 1/2' in the Minton Majolica Shape Books preserved in the Minton Archives and printed in Jones (p. 349).
Joan Jones, "MINTON: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production." Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, Appendix E, p. 349. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377.
Dimensions: Height: 16.5 in. (41.91 cm)Width: 8 in. (20.32 cm)Depth: 6.5 in. (16.51 cm)
