George Jones Majolica 'Indian' Turquoise-Ground Garden Seat
Recorded as shape no. 3380, circa 1875
Of barrel shape, the sides molded in relief with dragonflies in flight and birds perched among bulrushes and water-lilies, the pierced top and foot molded as faux woven rushes, impressed GJ monogram mark and cyphers IV and :., and registry diamond 9-U-E-3 for 9 May 1874. Height 18 inches.

Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 59, fig. 1.4. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 90.

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-507; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.55.


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

overall good condition; there is a chip loss to a portion of one of the water lilies; there is a vertical hairline that originates at the bottom rim and extends upwards approx. 6 in.; there is a small amount of paint splatter located along the edge of the seat top that fluoresces under blacklight examination

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