19th-C. “Clean Water” Staffordshire Figure Art Deco Office or layered decorative vignette

or layered decorative vignette

A perfect blend of function and art

Once a working vessel

The elongated draped figure derives from earlier Chinese export porcelain of the 17th–18th century and became a favorite motif in early English blue-and-white

Elizabeth David was a British cookery writer

19th-C. “Clean Water” Staffordshire Figure Art Deco Office or layered decorative vignetteAn exceptionally rare Staffordshire figure commemorating one of the most pivotal public health reforms of 19th century England. This figural groupwith two children and a water pitchercelebrates the arrival of clean water following the Public Health Act of 1848, passed after the notorious Great Stink of London. This particular model is so rare it's among the handful selected as examples on Wikipedias Staffordshire information page. Crafted circa 1850s