Object Detail
Description
vase, spill, male lion lying at foot of a tree aas a spill holder with three cubs, two on his back and one at his feet, snake is entwined around a branch and is watching the lion. figures of a lion with cubs. there is an amusing and rather comical snake sliding along in the tree at which the protective parent is snarling at. [allegorical lions slaying snakes – allegorical of Bravery overcoming treachery, as on the war memorial below centre, and destroying other hapless creatures, as symbols of British victory over traditional European foes]
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1850
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Measurements
300 x 80 x 190 mm
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0563
TJC reference number
715
