This design is called "Moonwort" or "Honesty". Six nearly identical stems of honesty reach up from the foot to below the neck, against a background evoking a landscape. Different tones in the ground with subtle shading.
Material:
Stoneware C
Technique:
Slip-cast form. Stencilled decoration of glossy yellowish ochre, grey and brown glazes on a glossy ground of blue (various shades), brown and green. Blending of colours, shading and etching effects. Contours applied with a brush.
Workshop:
Boch. La Louvière
Form number:
907 C, impressed
Decoration number:
D.652, impressed
Date:
Created in 1920, still in production in 1940
Marks:
Grès - Keramis, impressed
Dimensions:
H : 289 - C : 106 - B : 91
Location:
Keramis, La Louvière
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