Vase with ruins of Kirkstall Abbey

Manufacturer Langley Mill Pottery (English, 1865 - 1982)

Artist George Leighton Parkinson (English, 1864 - 1938)

Artist Helen Goodyear (English, 1856 - 1941)

CultureEnglish

Datec.1883-1895

MediumRed clay with coloured slip, incised and painted decoration

DimensionsOverall: 29 × 15 cm (11 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

MarkingsImpressed with artist monograms

DescriptionThe vase depicts the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in 1147 and located in Leeds. Closed by Henry VIII during the Reformation, it consequently fell into a state of ruin. The decoration shows common features associated with Mary Helen Goodyer’s style, including intricate designs incised into layers of coloured slip and a taste for botanical motifs, here framing the central scene featuring the abbey. George Leighton Parkinson, who collaborated with Goodyer on the vase, specialized in the rendering of such architectural landmarks and English pastoral scenes.

Credit LineGift on behalf of Millicent Houlton, UK

Object numberG21.8.1

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Earthenware

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Status

Not on view