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What are small clay lamps called?
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Small clay lamps are most often called diyas. These earthenware vessels originated from India, a country that is home to 22 official languages. As a result, there are a number of terms for diyas, including diyo, deeya, deepa, deepam, saaki and deepak. Shop a diverse assortment of earthenware pottery on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate on a Brown Ground, ca. 1870
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate, English, ca. 1870, the relief molded dish with a central green-glazed maple leaf with ferns on a brown ground, the rim banded in yellow ocher, the reverse glazed in green and brown tortoiseshell mottling, with painted design number to the thumbprint reserve, '2584,' which corresponds to the entry, 'Plate, 'large maple leaf with ferns round' as recorded in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books partially preserved in the Wedgwood Archives, Victoria and Albert Museum, and reprinted in Cluett.
BOOK REFERENCES :
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS 1861-1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998, p. 270. (George Jones Majolica Pattern Numbers, pp. 269--270).
Nicholas M. Dawes, MAJOLICA. New York: Crown Publishers, 199, p. 121, Figure 211.
Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 75.
Leslie Bockol, VICTORIAN MAJOLICA. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996, p. 79.
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Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
English Shell-edge Creamware Pottery Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pottery Shell-edge Creamware Plate,
Circa 1775-85
The creamware pottery plate has a shaped undulating scalloped rim molded with the design known as shell edge. The color i...
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
19th Century French Glazed Earthenware Alsace Jug
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful piece of Alsace pottery with a very rare green glaze,
France, circa 1850-1900.
Good but weathered condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
$201 Sale Price
46% Off
19th Century, French Green/ Yellow Glazed Earthenware Jug or Water Cruche
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic piece of pottery from the Provence. Unique and rare glaze. Beautiful weathered. Chips and imperfections help authenticate this water cruche as it was a utilitarian ty...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
$340 Sale Price
56% Off
Minton Majolica Pottery Girl Harvester Figurine 1864
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Minton majolica pottery figure depicting a girl harvester figurine dating from 1864. The figure sits raised on a round pedestal base and holds a large oval shaped basket u...
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Antique Guatemalan Majolica Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are sold separately. Please refer to which piece you are interested in at purchase. Early 20th c Majolica bowls from Guatemala. Great colors. Diameter varies from about 5.5 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Pottery
Materials
Majolica
$250 / item