A 19th century English terracotta garden urn
A mid- 19th Century terracotta garden urn with trailing ivy to the waist, stamped J. M. Blashfield nr. . (?)
Dimensions: 23 tall x 19 diameter
Condition: Overall good condition
Reference: WHA112006/S
Literature:
Blashfield received 2 medals on the 1862 exhibition: one for terracotta and one for perfection in manufacture and beauty in form. His products were frequently used in the architecture as well as in the garden architecture of that time and were exported worldwide. The ovens that he used could contain vases of almost 2 meters diameter.