This vase was designed by the artist Mark V. Marshall for the Lambeth-based firm Doulton. This company started out making ceramic sanitary ware but from the 1870s it employed artists to produce a range of quirkier, more expensive items. You’ll find examples of Art Pottery in the Harris collection ranging from pieces decorated by Hannah and Florence Barlow for Doulton, and designs by Walter Crane and Jessie Jones for Pilkington’s.