Seconds Dmitry 37/8 Vase

While reading in Whitby library located at the end of the pier, Dram Stoker was captivated by accounts he read of the 15th century blood-thirsty tyrant of Transylvania, Count Dracula, an old Romanian name for the Devil himself. Later, he would be told seafarers’ tales about a shipwreck on the 18th October 1885 of a Russian vessel called Dmitry, from Narva, carrying a cargo of silver sand.

You can almost imagine, Stoker staggering out along the windswept pier, and absorbing the bleak headland, the dramatic Abbey ruins, a church surrounded by swooping bats and considering Dracula’s arrival on this ship.

What is a Moorcroft second?
All our art pottery is closely inspected before it leaves the Moorcroft factory and the selection process is as rigorous as any in the world. As a result, not all pieces emerge unblemished in their quality assessment. The fault or faults may be in the finish of a piece, whether it be a tiny tubeline miss, an incorrectly painted petal, or a small glaze run. Seconds are not ‘red-dotted’, all of them are far too good for that, and each seconds piece has a charm and individuality of its own. Any fault is not structural and the piece can still be used for the purpose it was made. 

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In true Gothic style, Vicky captures the atmospheric occasion on a sailor’s flagon. Under a Hunter’s Moon, a red oak-framed galleon ship is lifted high on the crashing waves as the silhouette of the ancient Abbey stands ominously over the sleepy fishing village. On the reverse of the flagon, elongated shadows of serrated wings mimic the towering silhouettes of the Abbey – whispers of a casket being opened, revelations from a ship’s log, and a mysterious dog soaring up the 99-steps to the Abbey, announces the arrival of Dracula himself perhaps?

Was: £995.00
Ex Tax: £538.96

• Designer: Vicky Lovatt
• Dimensions: H 22.00 x W 14.00 x D 7.00 cm
• Availability: In Stock