About this objectA Della Robbia large-waisted vase flaring at the rim and with a pedestal base. It is made of red earthenware, slip coated with sgraffito and hand painted decoration in the form of strapwork in blue and green.
Walker was a mainstay artist working for the pottery for the majority of its existence. She gained a reputation as being an elite member of the pottery for her painting techniques and artistic designs, even being called on for special commissions. She was also a regular exhibitor at the Walker Art Gallery's Autumn Exhibitions and frequently attended art classes at the Liverpool College for Applied Art and the Art Sheds. The closing of the pottery heavily impacted her finances, later emigrating to Canada in 1908, where she spent the remainder of her life. In her personal life she was described as being free-spirited and also had suffragist sympathies.
The way the strapwork intertwines is reminiscent of Celtic patterns, perhaps a takeaway from the artists time at the 1902 Cork Exhibition.Â
MakerDella Robbia Pottery (active 1894-1906)
Maker Rolemanufacturer
MakerWalker, Cassandra Annie (1875-1936)
Maker Roledecorator
Date Made1904
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsearthenware
Place MadeBirkenhead, Merseyside
Style and IconographyArts and Crafts
Inscription and Marksgalleon motif with initials either side
D R / 1904 (below)
Method: incised
Position: base
