Bottle (Miniature water bottle or guglet)

Museum Object Number 1965.0562

Object Name

Bottle (Miniature water bottle or guglet)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Caughley factory (Probable maker)

Date of Birth

c. 1775

Date of Death

c. 1814

Place of Origin

Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1790

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Painted, Thrown

Dimensions (inches)

2.835 (H) , 2.835 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.2 (H) , 7.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
• Wasters and example from a similar toy service illustrated: Plate 575, p. 458. Discussed, p. 456.
[Catalogue] Spero, Simon. 2003 The Simpson Collection of Eighteenth Century English Blue and White Miniature Porcelain.
• Miniature teawares in the island pattern, some with mark: nos. 94-114, pp. 36-41.