Thistle Blue Pendant

Historical Information
Type: Moulded cobalt-glazed pottery sherd with thistle
motif
Fabric: Cream earthenware with glossy cobalt-blue glaze
Date:Late Victorian period (c. 1870-1900)
Origin: Possibly from a Victorian decorative jardinière
or a spill vase.
Find Location: Suffolk
Extra information:
The fragment preserves part of a moulded thistle motif beneath a scalloped decorative border, rendered in a rich cobalt-blue glaze over a cream-to-buff ceramic body. Thistle design was widely employed in late Victorian decorative arts, particularly in ceramics influenced by Scottish national and Gothic Revival design traditions. The moulded relief work, curved profile, and scalloped edging suggest the sherd originated from the upper section of a decorative domestic vessel such as a jardinière, spill vase, ornamental jug, or wall pocket rather than utilitarian tableware. Cobalt glazes of this type were especially popular in Victorian art pottery due to their vivid colour and ability to emphasise moulded decoration.