Flower container or spill vase (Vase or spill vase)

Museum Object Number 1965.1390.001

Object Name

Flower container or spill vase (Vase or spill vase)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Tucker factory (Manufacturer)

Date of Birth

1825

Date of Death

1838

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside of vase within footrim; Small rectangular fabric tag with black-ink typed name "TUCKER"
2. Inscription; Underside of vase within footrim; Red-painted inscription "Sf111"

Subjects

Flowers

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

6.457 (H) , 6.26 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.4 (H) , 15.9 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

OH at top of rim, ODiam at rim.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker
[Book] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker: pp.14-21.; Pattern for form in fig. 9, p.16.
[Manuscript] Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library. Tucker Pattern Books, 2 vols.
• Similar decoration shown in Pattern no. 63.
[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with spills in painting: p. 51, shown on chimney mantle. Oil by John Carlin, 1869.
[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with flowers in painting: p. 74, pair shown on chimney mantle. Oil by unknown artist, MA, c. 1800.