Marguerite Mahood earthenware wall mask of a female with hair…
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Marguerite Mahood earthenware wall mask of a female with hair modelled as vine leaves, hung with clusters of grapes and incised 'Marguerite Mahood'
Australia, Circa 1935, 16cm high
incised. A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
earthenware. A ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is too porous for use in domestic situations unless glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.
lion mask. A decorative device used on furniture, often on the knees of cabriole legs from 1720 to 1750 and in the Regency and early Victorian periods. Also used on ceramics and silver in the 19th century, eithe as the terminus for handles or feet, or as a decorative motif.
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