Special Spill

I am really taken with this special spill that I photographed recently.

Very stunning. At 9 inches, it is a full 2 or so inches taller than most trumpet spills. The added height comes about because the trumpet-like spill is placed atop a yellow box structure. With the added height, the potter had room for the figures to stand rather than sit, as they usually do.  Below I have place this spill alongside a conventional trumpet spill, so you can compare.

Now can you see what I mean?  The spill on the right is not photographed well. In fact, the image is restored from an old photograph, and I have done this to be able to include it in my book. Not ideal, but a third-rate photo beats no photo!  I particularly wanted to show the smaller spill because it comes from the same pot bank as the larger one.  I have dubbed the group of figures from this anonymous source "The Leather Leaf Group."  You can read a little about them in my posting of March 6, 2012.

Notice those starfish-like flowers on the bases of both spills?  Those flowers are exclusive to the Leather Leaf Group. When you see them on a figure, you can be sure you will find other attributes that link the figure to the Leather Leaf Group. The same can be said of the small five-petalled flower on each base--in this case, the flower is blue.  Up close, such flowers look like this:

These happen to be my favorite bocage flowers. Each time, I marvel at the attention to detail that went into fashioning each tiny flower.

Now that we know both spills come from the same pot bank, it is no surprise to notice that the dogs and sheep are from the same molds. The Attribution Game is full of rewarding surprises!