{"product_id":"brown-westhead-moore-co-victorian-wash-basin","title":"c. 1873 Brown-Westhead, Moore \u0026 Co. Victorian Wash Basin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA substantial Victorian ceramic wash basin by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT. C. Brown-Westhead, Moore \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, produced at the Cauldon Place Works in Hanley, Staffordshire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe interior is covered in an exceptionally fine brown floral print, creating an almost textile-like ground of hundreds of tiny blossoms. Larger fruiting branches are scattered across the surface in soft shades of plum, green, rust and brown, giving the decoration a wonderfully layered quality when viewed from above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe underside bears the impressed mark of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT. C. Brown-Westhead, Moore \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the important Staffordshire manufacturers of the Victorian period. The firm operated under this name at Cauldon Place from 1862 to 1904, producing high-grade earthenware, porcelain and decorative wares and holding a Royal Warrant as “Potters to Her Majesty” Queen Victoria. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAlso impressed beneath the basin is a British diamond registration mark corresponding to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNovember 10, 1873\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally part of a bedroom or dressing-room wash set, a basin of this scale would have been paired with a large water pitcher or ewer. Today, it makes a striking decorative basin in its own right, particularly beautiful on a chest or large table where its unusually detailed interior can remain visible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hanley, Staffordshire, England, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNovember 10, 1873\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker: \u003c\/strong\u003eBrown-Westhead, Moore \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Glazed earthenware with transfer-printed and polychrome decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15\" D x 5.5\" H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Antique condition with wear consistent with age and use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"England, 19th c.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44417943502935,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3505\/3399\/files\/5D397B08-B6D3-4F1D-ADB4-1C93A438F776.jpg?v=1791315481","url":"https:\/\/gladysavenue.com\/products\/brown-westhead-moore-co-victorian-wash-basin","provider":"Gladys Avenue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}